Tharsalea rubidus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Copper sighting in Yosemite National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 124th most-seen of the 227 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Copper in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among Yosemite National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 220 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ruddy 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 3 parks where we can rate Ruddy Copper sightings, Yosemite National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Rocky Mountain National Park (United States, about 10%) and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Tharsalea
The closest relatives of the Ruddy Copper that you can see in Yosemite National Park (genus Tharsalea) are Edith's Copper (about 10%), Lilac-Bordered Copper (about 10%) and Mariposa Copper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ruddy Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Yosemite National Park (21 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.
