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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Provençal Short-Tailed Blue sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 730th most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Provençal Short-Tailed Blue in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among Cévennes National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in October.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Provençal Short-Tailed 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Provençal Short-Tailed Blue sightings, Cévennes National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Provençal Short-Tailed Blue that you can see in Cévennes National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Sooty Copper (about 40%), Common Blue (about 30%) and Small Copper (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Provençal Short-Tailed Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (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.
