Dark Green Fritillary

Dark Green Fritillary

Speyeria aglaja

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Aigüestortes National Park

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

106 Verified sightings at Aigüestortes National Park From 2019 to 2026
845 In all 16 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Dark Green Fritillary

The dark green fritillary (Speyeria aglaja) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The insect has a wide range in the Palearctic realm - Europe, Morocco, Iran, Siberia, Central Asia, China, Korea, and Japan.

The dark green fritillary was first formally described as Papilio aglaja in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae published in 1758 with its type locality given as Sweden. This species is now classified in the genus Speyeria which is classified within the subfamily Heliconiinae of the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~50%
2 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~40%
3 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
4 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
5 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~30%
6 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
7 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
8 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
9 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~20%
10 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
11 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
12 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~10%
13 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
14 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
15 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
16 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
2 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Dark Green Fritillary in Aigüestortes National Park?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Green Fritillary sighting in Aigüestortes National Park on a given day, based on 106 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 256 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Dark Green Fritillary in Aigüestortes National Park?

July

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Green Fritillary in Aigüestortes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Dark Green Fritillary?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark Green Fritillary sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Aigüestortes National Park the best place to see a Dark Green Fritillary?

Yes

Of the 16 parks where we can rate Dark Green Fritillary sightings, Aigüestortes National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Mercantour National Park (France, about 40%) and Vanoise National Park (France, about 30%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Dark Green Fritillary live in Aigüestortes National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Dark Green Fritillary that you can see in Aigüestortes National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Silver-Washed Fritillary (about 50%), Small Tortoiseshell (about 50%) and European Comma (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Dark Green Fritillary sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Dark Green Fritillary is recorded against all the insects logged in Aigüestortes National Park (106 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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