Square-Spotted Blue

Square-Spotted Blue

Euphilotes battoides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Yosemite National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Yosemite National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Square-Spotted Blue

Euphilotes battoides, the square-spotted blue or buckwheat blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Square-Spotted Blue in Yosemite National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Square-Spotted Blue sighting in Yosemite National Park on a given day, based on 5 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.

When is the best time to see a Square-Spotted Blue in Yosemite National Park?

June

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Square-Spotted Blue in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July 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.

What time of day is best to see a Square-Spotted Blue?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Square-Spotted Blue sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Square-Spotted Blue?

Only Yosemite National Park, in our data

Yosemite National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Square-Spotted Blue sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Square-Spotted Blue sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Square-Spotted Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Yosemite National Park (5 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.

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