Pieris mannii
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Pieris mannii (southern small white) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The length of the forewings is 19–25 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Small White sighting in Cologne on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 200th most-seen of the 235 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Small White in Cologne on a given day, against under 5% in November to July, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Small 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 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Southern Small White sightings, Cologne ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Turin (Italy, about 10%), Berlin (Germany, about 10%) and Paris (France, about 10%).
Same genus: Pieris
The closest relatives of the Southern Small White that you can see in Cologne (genus Pieris, Garden Whites) are Green-Veined White (about 10%), Small White (about 10%) and Large White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Small White is recorded against all the insects logged in Cologne (5 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.
