Pyronia cecilia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pyronia cecilia, the southern gatekeeper, is a butterfly of Southern Europe and North Africa. It is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Gatekeeper sighting in Barcelona on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th 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.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Gatekeeper in Barcelona on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Gatekeeper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Gatekeeper sightings, Barcelona has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Madrid (Spain, about 10%) and Lisbon (Portugal, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Gatekeeper is recorded against all the insects logged in Barcelona (65 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.
