Aricia cramera
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Aricia cramera, the southern brown argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is a butterfly of Southern Europe and North Africa and can be found from Morocco and Tunisia up to Spain and Portugal, on Mediterranean islands including Menorca and on the Canary Islands.
The wingspan ranges up to 30 mm. The butterfly flies from May to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on Erodium, Helianthemum and Geranium species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown Argus sighting in Barcelona on a given day, based on 77 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 47th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown Argus in Barcelona on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Brown Argus 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 4 cities where we can rate Southern Brown Argus sightings, Barcelona has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Madrid (Spain, about 10%) and Lisbon (Portugal, under 5%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Southern Brown Argus 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Brown Argus is recorded against all the insects logged in Barcelona (77 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.
