Autumn Ringlet

Autumn Ringlet

Erebia neoridas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cévennes National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

23 Verified sightings at Cévennes National Park From 2019 to 2026
228 In all 5 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Autumn Ringlet

The autumn ringlet (Erebia neoridas) is a member of the Satyridae subfamily of the family Nymphalidae. It is a high-mountain butterfly found in the Pyrenees, Alps and in Italy. E. neoridas Bsd. (37 d, e). Smaller than aethiops, to which it comes nearest. The distal band of the forewing light russet, being yellowish red in the female, broad at the costa, posteriorly narrower, and proximally sharply limited and exteriorly feebly incurved in the middle. The band bears anteriorly 2 white centred contiguous ocelli, followed near the hindmargin by a somewhat smaller one which is but occasionally centred with white. The band of the hindwing consists of 4 rounded or angular spots, of which 3 or 4 bear ocelli with minute white pupils. The band of the forewing is beneath more irregular and somewhat darker russet than above, the apex of the wing being dusted with bluish grey. The hindwing beneath grey-brown from the base to the middle, then there follows a proximally somewhat dentate ashy grey band, the distal area being of the same colour as the base; the ocelli are completely absent. The female is lighter throughout, the ocelli moreover are as a rule somewhat larger... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
2 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
3 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Autumn Ringlet in Cévennes National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Autumn Ringlet sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 345th most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Autumn Ringlet in Cévennes National Park?

August and September

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Autumn Ringlet in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Autumn Ringlet?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Autumn Ringlet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Autumn Ringlet live in Cévennes National Park?

Same genus: Erebia

The closest relatives of the Autumn Ringlet that you can see in Cévennes National Park (genus Erebia, Alpines) are Piedmont Ringlet (about 10%), Arran Brown (about 10%) and Bright Eyed Ringlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Autumn Ringlet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Autumn Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (23 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.

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