Tharsalea mariposa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mariposa Copper sighting in Yellowstone National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 160 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mariposa Copper in Yellowstone National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mariposa Copper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Mariposa Copper sightings, Yellowstone National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Glacier National Park (United States, about 20%), Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 20%) and Jasper National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same genus: Tharsalea
The closest relatives of the Mariposa Copper that you can see in Yellowstone National Park (genus Tharsalea) are Edith's Copper (about 10%) and Blue Copper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mariposa Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Yellowstone National Park (30 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
