Mellicta parthenoides
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Melitaea parthenoides, the meadow fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Note that the common name meadow fritillary is also used for the North American species Boloria bellona. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Meadow Fritillary sighting in Aigüestortes National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 155th most-seen of the 256 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a European Meadow Fritillary in Aigüestortes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most European Meadow 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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate European Meadow Fritillary sightings, Aigüestortes National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%) and Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the European Meadow Fritillary that you can see in Aigüestortes National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Dark Green Fritillary (about 50%), Silver-Washed Fritillary (about 50%) and Small Tortoiseshell (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the European Meadow Fritillary is recorded against all the insects logged in Aigüestortes National Park (8 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.
