Limenitis reducta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Limenitis reducta, the southern white admiral, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. These butterflies live in light woodland, in woodland glades and in forest edge, at an elevation of 0–1,650 metres (0–5,413 ft) above sea level.
Limenitis reducta has a wingspan of 46–54 mm. The upperside of the wings is brown black with metallic blue shine, large transversal band of white markings and a submarginal line of small blue dots. The blue sheen varies with the angle of light. The ground colour of underside of the hindwings is red, with a silvery basal area, a row of white markings and a row of black spots. A few white cell spots are also present on the underside of the forewings. The caterpillars can reach a length of 27 millimetres (1.1 in). They are light green to dull green on the back, red brown on the underside. On the back there are numerous brown... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White Admiral sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 82nd 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White Admiral in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and October–March, the lowest months. That is one of Jerusalem's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern White Admiral 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 4 cities where we can rate Southern White Admiral sightings, Jerusalem has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Barcelona (Spain, about 10%) and Rome (Italy, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Southern White Admiral that you can see in Jerusalem (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Painted Lady (about 30%), Large Wall Brown (about 30%) and Persian Meadow Brown (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern White Admiral is recorded against all the insects logged in Jerusalem (7 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.
