Tharsalea editha
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Edith's Copper sighting in Yosemite National Park on a given day, based on 77 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 227 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Edith's Copper in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. That is one of Yosemite National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 220 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Edith's Copper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Edith's Copper sightings, Yosemite National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Tharsalea
The closest relatives of the Edith's Copper that you can see in Yosemite National Park (genus Tharsalea) are Lilac-Bordered Copper (about 10%), Mariposa Copper (about 10%) and Ruddy Copper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Edith's Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Yosemite National Park (77 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.
