Cleopatra Butterfly

Cleopatra Butterfly

Gonepteryx cleopatra

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Cévennes National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

172 Verified sightings at Cévennes National Park From 2019 to 2026
301 In all 7 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Cleopatra Butterfly

Gonepteryx cleopatra, the Cleopatra or Cleopatra butterfly, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is a sexually dimorphic species; the female has pale yellow or greenish wings, whereas the male is darker yellow with an orange patch on the forewing. Both sexes have a forewing apical hook and brown dots in the center of each wing, and the underside of wings is light greenish yellow. The greenish color, the shape and the pronounced... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
2 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
3 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jerusalem 🇮🇱 Israel
~20%
2 Athens 🇬🇷 Greece
~20%
3 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
4 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
5 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cleopatra Butterfly in Cévennes National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cleopatra Butterfly sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 172 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cleopatra Butterfly in Cévennes National Park?

March and June

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cleopatra Butterfly in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cleopatra Butterfly?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cleopatra Butterfly 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 Cévennes National Park the best place to see a Cleopatra Butterfly?

Yes

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Cleopatra Butterfly sightings, Cévennes National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%).

Where does the Cleopatra Butterfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cleopatra Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (172 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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