Agrodiaetus damon
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Polyommatus damon, the Damon blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Polyommatus damon zhicharevi (Sovinsky, 1915) – (North Caucasus, South East Europe) The Damon blue can be found in Central and Southern Europe (central Spain, Pyrenees, Alps, Balkans and the Carpathians) and across the Palearctic to Siberia, Mongolia and the Altai Mountains This mountain species inhabits dry bushy or light woodlands and open grassy places at an elevation of 990–2,100 metres (3,250–6,890 ft) above sea level.
Polyommatus damon has a wingspan of 20–34 mm. These small butterflies present a sexual dimorphism. The upperside of the wings is shining blue in males, with broad black borders and prominent... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Damon Blue sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 329th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Damon Blue in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. That is one of Cévennes National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 260 mm in October.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Damon Blue sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Damon Blue sightings, Cévennes National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Vanoise National Park (France, about 40%), Mercantour National Park (France, about 30%) and Ecrins National Park (France, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Damon Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (28 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.
