Pontia edusa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Pontia edusa, the eastern Bath white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Pontia edusa is a small to medium-sized migrant butterfly, with a wingspan reaching about 45 mm. The upperside of the wings is white, with black stains on the top of the forewing and hindwing. The hindwing undersides have greenish-grey spots. The butterfly is nearly identical to Pontia daplidice, making the western extent of its range difficult to ascertain. Investigations of the genitals and DNA analysis are the only way to distinguish between these two types.
The adults fly from March to October with two to four generations depending on the latitude. The eggs are laid singly and have an incubation period of seven days. The caterpillars are present from May. They are greyish-greenish, with black dots and broad yellow stripes, quite similar to the larva of the cabbage butterfly (Pieris brassicae). The larvae feed on Resedaceae species. Pontia edusa hibernates in the chrysalis stage.
It is found from the south east of Europe (southern France, Italy, Corsica, Sardinia) up to central Europe and the Middle East in Iran and Iraq. It is a migrant which can also be encountered... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Bath White sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 143rd most-seen of the 404 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Bath White in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months. That is one of Budapest's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 40 mm in January.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Bath White sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 22
Of the 22 cities where we can rate Eastern Bath White sightings, Budapest ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Ankara (Turkey, about 30%), Athens (Greece, about 20%) and Yerevan (Armenia, about 10%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Bath White that you can see in Budapest (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Small White (about 20%), Green-Veined White (about 10%) and Orange-Tip (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Bath White is recorded against all the insects logged in Budapest (15 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.
