Where to see
Argynnis paphia
Triglav National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Silver-Washed Fritillary during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 11 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 13 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 14 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 16 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Triglav National Park
In Triglav National Park, Slovenia, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Silver-Washed Fritillary sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Plitvice Lakes National Park and more
After Triglav National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Silver-Washed Fritillary are in Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia, about 50%), Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 50%) and Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (Spain, about 50%). Outside Europe, the best option is Nikko National Park in Asia (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Triglav National Park (about 80%), August in Plitvice Lakes National Park (about 80%) and August in Aigüestortes National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Silver-Washed Fritillary on a given day. Each park's Silver-Washed Fritillary page has the full month-by-month chart.
