Anthocharis sara
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Anthocharis sara, the Sara orangetip, is one of three species in the Sara orangetip complex. It has a population extending from Baja California into extreme southwest Oregon and another extending from the east slope of the Sierra Nevada into far western Nevada. The common name Pacific orangetip is obsolete since it implies a distribution that includes two separate species.
Anthocharis sara is part of the Anthocharis sara complex, along with the southwestern orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa) and Julia orangetip (Anthocharis julia). Some have been spotted in the Grand Tetons Nation Park in June 2025. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sara Orangetip sighting in Yosemite National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 192nd most-seen of the 227 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sara Orangetip in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sara Orangetip sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sara Orangetip sightings, Yosemite National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Joshua Tree National Park (United States, about 20%) and Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Sara Orangetip that you can see in Yosemite National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Sierra Sulphur (about 20%), Orange Sulphur (about 10%) and Checkered White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sara Orangetip is recorded against all the insects logged in Yosemite National Park (7 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.
