Erebia medusa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Erebia medusa, the woodland ringlet, is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. Erebia medusa uralensis Staudinger, 1871 This species is present in most of Europe, from France across central and eastern Europe to western Asia. These butterflies prefer clearings, grassy and humid wastelands, damp grasslands and moors and sunny forest edges, at an elevation of 300–2,300 metres (980–7,550 ft) above sea level.
Erebia medusa has a wingspan of 44–52 millimetres (1.7–2.0 in). The antennae are club shaped. Wings are dark brown. Forewings have an orange-yellow postmedian band, with two adjacent pupillated ocelli near the apex and one or two smaller ones. There are at least four bright orange ringed eyespots on the hindwing. The number of eyespots... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Woodland Ringlet sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 248th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Woodland Ringlet in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Woodland Ringlet 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 Woodland Ringlet sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 20%) and Hohe Tauern National Park (Austria, about 10%).
Same genus: Erebia
The closest relatives of the Woodland Ringlet that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (genus Erebia, Alpines) are Arran Brown (about 10%) and Large Ringlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Woodland Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (19 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.
