Pararge aegeria
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) is a butterfly found in and on the borders of woodland areas throughout much of the Palearctic realm. The species is subdivided into multiple subspecies, including Pararge aegeria aegeria, Pararge aegeria tircis, Pararge aegeria oblita, and Pararge aegeria insula. The color of this butterfly varies between subspecies. The existence of these subspecies is due to variation in morphology down a gradient corresponding to a geographic cline. The background of the wings ranges from brown to orange, and the spots are either pale yellow, white, cream, or a tawny orange. The speckled wood feeds on a variety of grass species. The males of this species exhibit two types of mate locating behaviors: territorial defense and patrolling. The proportion of males exhibiting these two strategies changes based on ecological conditions. The monandrous female must choose which type of male can help her reproduce successfully. Her decision is heavily influenced by environmental conditions.
The speckled wood belongs to the genus Pararge, which comprises three species: Pararge aegeria, Pararge xiphia, and Pararge xiphioides. Pararge xiphia occurs on the Atlantic... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 12 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 14 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 15 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 16 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 17 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 18 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 19 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 20 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 21 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 22 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 23 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabat | 🇲🇦 Morocco | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Tangier | 🇲🇦 Morocco | |
| 6 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Lyon | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Algiers | 🇩🇿 Algeria | |
| 10 | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Wood sighting in Lisbon on a given day, based on 751 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 441 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Wood in Lisbon on a given day, against about 10% in September, the lowest month. Those are among Lisbon's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 95 mm in November.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Wood sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
13th of 44
Of the 44 cities where we can rate Speckled Wood sightings, Lisbon ranks 13th at about 30%. The best odds are in Rabat (Morocco, about 50%), Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 50%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckled Wood is recorded against all the insects logged in Lisbon (751 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.
