What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Copper in Camargue?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper sighting in Camargue on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 75 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Sooty Copper in Camargue?
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper in Camargue on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Sooty Copper?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty Copper 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 Camargue the best place to see a Sooty Copper?
17th of 18
Of the 18 parks where we can rate Sooty Copper sightings, Camargue ranks 17th at about 10%. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 40%), Mercantour National Park (France, about 40%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Where does the Sooty Copper sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sooty Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Camargue (13 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.