What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Copper in Barcelona?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper sighting in Barcelona on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 70th most-seen of the 381 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Sooty Copper in Barcelona?
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper in Barcelona on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Sooty Copper?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty Copper 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 Sooty Copper?
5th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Sooty Copper sightings, Barcelona ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Budapest (Hungary, about 20%), Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Milan (Italy, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Sooty Copper live in Barcelona?
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Sooty Copper that you can see in Barcelona (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Lang's Short-Tailed Blue (about 20%), Geranium Bronze (about 20%) and Pea Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Sooty Copper sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sooty Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Barcelona (45 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.