Nymphalis (Tortoiseshells)

Species in this group

Nymphalis antiopa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Nymphalis californica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Nymphalis xanthomelas

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Nymphalis polychloros

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tortoiseshells

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~50%
	California Tortoiseshell			~30%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
2	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4	~40%
	Mourning Cloak			~30%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~10%
3	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 4	~40%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
	Scarce Tortoiseshell			~20%
4	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~40%
	California Tortoiseshell			~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
5	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 4	~40%
	Mourning Cloak			~40%
6	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~30%
	California Tortoiseshell			~30%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
7	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~30%
	Mourning Cloak			~30%
8	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~30%
	Mourning Cloak			~30%
9	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	~30%
	Mourning Cloak			~30%
10	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~30%
	California Tortoiseshell			~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
11	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~30%
	Mourning Cloak			~30%
12	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~30%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
	California Tortoiseshell			~10%
13	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
14	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~10%
15	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
16	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
17	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
18	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
19	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
20	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4	~20%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
21	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~10%
22	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
23	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4	~20%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
24	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~20%
	California Tortoiseshell			~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
25	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
26	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~20%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~20%
27	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
28	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~20%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~20%
29	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
30	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
31	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
32	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
33	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
34	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	California Tortoiseshell			~10%
35	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
	California Tortoiseshell			~10%
36	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
	California Tortoiseshell			~10%
37	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
38	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~10%
39	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
40	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarce Tortoiseshell			~10%
41	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
42	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
43	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
44	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
45	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
46	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	~10%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~10%
47	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
48	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
49	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Mourning Cloak			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~40%
	Mourning Cloak			~40%
2	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~30%
	Mourning Cloak			~30%
3	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~30%
	Mourning Cloak			~30%
4	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~30%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
	California Tortoiseshell			<5%
5	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 4	~20%
	Scarce Tortoiseshell			~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
6	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
7	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
	California Tortoiseshell			<5%
8	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
9	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 4	~20%
	Scarce Tortoiseshell			~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
10	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 4	~20%
	Scarce Tortoiseshell			~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
11	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
	Scarce Tortoiseshell			~10%
12	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Mourning Cloak			~20%
13	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
14	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
	California Tortoiseshell			~10%
15	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 4	~10%
	Scarce Tortoiseshell			~10%
	Mourning Cloak			<5%
16	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	California Tortoiseshell			~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
17	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
	Scarce Tortoiseshell			~10%
18	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
19	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
20	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	California Tortoiseshell			~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
21	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	California Tortoiseshell			~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
22	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
	California Tortoiseshell			~10%
23	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	California Tortoiseshell			~10%
	Mourning Cloak			<5%
24	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
25	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
26	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarce Tortoiseshell			~10%
27	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 4	~10%
	Scarce Tortoiseshell			~10%
	Mourning Cloak			<5%
28	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
29	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
30	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 4	~10%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~10%
31	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	~10%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~10%
32	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
33	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
34	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarce Tortoiseshell			~10%
35	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
36	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 4	~10%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~10%
37	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
38	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
39	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
40	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
41	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mourning Cloak			~10%
42	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~10%
43	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Large Tortoiseshell			~10%
44	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	<5%
	Large Tortoiseshell			<5%
45	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Mourning Cloak			<5%
46	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	<5%
	Large Tortoiseshell			<5%
47	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	<5%
	Large Tortoiseshell			<5%
48	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 4	<5%
	Scarce Tortoiseshell			<5%
49	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 4	<5%
	Mourning Cloak			<5%
50	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Mourning Cloak			<5%
51	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Mourning Cloak			<5%
52	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	<5%
	Scarce Tortoiseshell			<5%

Tortoiseshells

Species in this group

Mourning Cloak

California Tortoiseshell

Scarce Tortoiseshell

Large Tortoiseshell

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Tortoiseshells

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked