Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Copper in Berlin?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 129th most-seen of the 1065 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Sooty Copper in Berlin?

Accepted Answer

May to October. In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Sooty Copper?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

Is Berlin the best place to see a Sooty Copper?

Accepted Answer

6th of 12. Of the 12 cities where we can rate Sooty Copper sightings, Berlin ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Budapest (Hungary, about 20%), Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Milan (Italy, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Sooty Copper live in Berlin?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Lycaenidae. The closest relatives of the Sooty Copper that you can see in Berlin (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Small Copper (about 20%), Common Blue (about 20%) and Holly Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Sooty Copper sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Sooty Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (76 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~40%
2	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	~40%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	~40%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~30%
5	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	~30%
6	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~30%
7	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
8	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
9	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	~20%
10	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~20%
11	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	~20%
12	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
13	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
14	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
15	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
16	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
17	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~10%
18	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	~20%
2	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
3	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	~10%
4	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	~10%
5	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
6	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
7	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	~10%
8	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	~10%
9	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	<5%
10	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	<5%

Sooty Copper

Recent sightings of Sooty Copper in Berlin

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Berlin

Small Copper

Common Blue

Holly Blue

Brown Argus

Purple-Shot Copper

White-Letter Hairstreak

Brown Hairstreak

Purple Hairstreak

Short-Tailed Blue

Scarce Copper

Red Admiral

European Peacock Butterfly

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