Araschnia levana
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The map (Araschnia levana) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Spain through Europe and east through the Palearctic to Central Asia and the Russian Far East to Korea and Japan. The map exhibits seasonal dimorphism which means it has two different forms, depending on whether its larva grows in the summer or the winter. The summer form has black wings, while the winter form – adapted for diapause – has red wings. Before the butterfly was fully understood, these were thought to be two different species, with the summer form originally classified as A. prorsa. These are now referred to as morphs of A. levana, named levana and prorsa.
The area of distribution of the map extends from Spain through Europe and east through the Palearctic to Central Asia and the Russian Far East to Korea and Japan. Despite a temporary decline in individual regions of Europe, there has been a general increase within the populated areas for more than 100 years.
In Germany, the map was only locally represented until the 1930s, from the middle of the century it was already widespread and in places frequently encountered. In the second half... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 5 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 6 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 3 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 6 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 7 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 9 | Minsk | 🇧🇾 Belarus | |
| 10 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Map sighting in Biebrza National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 97 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Map in Biebrza National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and September, the lowest months. That is one of Biebrza National Park's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 35 mm in March. December has too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Map sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Map sightings, Biebrza National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 40%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Map that you can see in Biebrza National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are European Peacock Butterfly (about 40%), Small Heath (about 30%) and Heath Fritillary (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Map is recorded against all the insects logged in Biebrza National Park (34 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.
