Sooty Copper

Sooty Copper

Loweia tityrus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Budapest

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

60 Verified sightings at Budapest
1,137 In all 18 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# 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%

Cities Where Found

# 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%

Before you go

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

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 21st most-seen of the 404 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, 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 Budapest the best place to see a Sooty Copper?

Yes

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Sooty Copper sightings, Budapest has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Milan (Italy, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Sooty Copper live in Budapest?

Same family: Lycaenidae

The closest relatives of the Sooty Copper that you can see in Budapest (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Common Blue (about 30%), Brown Argus (about 20%) and Holly 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 Budapest (60 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.

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