Eastern Steppe Festoon

Eastern Steppe Festoon

Zerynthia deyrollei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Jerusalem

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

6 Verified sightings at Jerusalem
March Best month

About the Eastern Steppe Festoon

Allancastria deyrollei is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It was described by Oberthür in 1869 as a variety then a subspecies of Allancastria cerisyi see that species for the differentiation. It is found only in western Iran, Turkey, Syria, northwestern Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jerusalem 🇮🇱 Israel
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Eastern Steppe Festoon in Jerusalem?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Steppe Festoon sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 112th most-seen of the 137 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.

When is the best time to see an Eastern Steppe Festoon in Jerusalem?

March and April

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Steppe Festoon in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.

Where else can you see an Eastern Steppe Festoon?

Only Jerusalem, in our data

Jerusalem is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eastern Steppe Festoon sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Eastern Steppe Festoon sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Eastern Steppe Festoon is recorded against all the insects logged in Jerusalem (6 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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