Cleopatra Butterfly

Cleopatra Butterfly

Gonepteryx cleopatra

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Barcelona

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

97 Verified sightings at Barcelona
301 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
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 Barcelona?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cleopatra Butterfly sighting in Barcelona on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 381 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cleopatra Butterfly in Barcelona?

June

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cleopatra Butterfly in Barcelona on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and December–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 Barcelona the best place to see a Cleopatra Butterfly?

Among the best

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Cleopatra Butterfly sightings, Barcelona ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Jerusalem (Israel, about 20%) and Athens (Greece, 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 Barcelona (97 verified sightings), 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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