Zygaena romeo

Zygaena romeo

Zygaena romeo

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

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

13 Verified sightings at Cévennes National Park From 2019 to 2026
24 In all 3 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Zygaena romeo

Zygaena romeo is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Zygaena romeo in Cévennes National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zygaena romeo 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 493rd 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 a Zygaena romeo in Cévennes National Park?

April to June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zygaena romeo in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Zygaena romeo?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zygaena romeo 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 Zygaena romeo?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Zygaena romeo sightings, Cévennes National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Zygaena romeo live in Cévennes National Park?

Same genus: Zygaena

The closest relatives of the Zygaena romeo that you can see in Cévennes National Park (genus Zygaena) are Chalk Burnet (about 20%), Six-Spot Burnet (about 10%) and Zygaena rhadamanthus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Zygaena romeo sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Zygaena romeo 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.

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