Gonepteryx cleopatra
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Gonepteryx cleopatra, the Cleopatra or Cleopatra butterfly, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is a sexually dimorphic species; the female has pale yellow or greenish wings, whereas the male is darker yellow with an orange patch on the forewing. Both sexes have a forewing apical hook and brown dots in the center of each wing, and the underside of wings is light greenish yellow. The greenish color, the shape and the pronounced... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cleopatra Butterfly sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 137 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.
May and July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cleopatra Butterfly in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in April and August–January, the lowest months. Those are among Jerusalem's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cleopatra Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Cleopatra Butterfly sightings, Jerusalem has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Athens (Greece, about 20%) and Barcelona (Spain, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Cleopatra Butterfly that you can see in Jerusalem (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Bath White (about 30%), Small White (about 30%) and Large Salmon Arab Tip (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cleopatra Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Jerusalem (17 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.
