Gonepteryx cleopatra
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cleopatra Butterfly sighting in Lisbon on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 161st most-seen of the 441 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.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cleopatra Butterfly in Lisbon on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months. Those are among Lisbon's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 95 mm in November.
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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Cleopatra Butterfly sightings, Lisbon ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Jerusalem (Israel, about 20%), Athens (Greece, about 20%) and Barcelona (Spain, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cleopatra Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Lisbon (20 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.
