Hipparchia fidia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Hipparchia fidia, the striped grayling, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands and in south-eastern France and the bordering parts of Italy and North Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Grayling sighting in Lisbon on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 141st 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.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Grayling in Lisbon on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. Those are among Lisbon's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 95 mm in November.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Grayling sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Striped Grayling sightings, Lisbon ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Barcelona (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Striped Grayling that you can see in Lisbon (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Speckled Wood (about 30%), Red Admiral (about 20%) and Painted Lady (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped Grayling is recorded against all the insects logged in Lisbon (24 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.
