Speyeria aglaja
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The dark green fritillary (Speyeria aglaja) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The insect has a wide range in the Palearctic realm - Europe, Morocco, Iran, Siberia, Central Asia, China, Korea, and Japan.
The dark green fritillary was first formally described as Papilio aglaja in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae published in 1758 with its type locality given as Sweden. This species is now classified in the genus Speyeria which is classified within the subfamily Heliconiinae of the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 6 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 10 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 13 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 14 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 15 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Green Fritillary sighting in London on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1153rd most-seen of the 1504 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Green Fritillary in London on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark Green Fritillary 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 2 cities where we can rate Dark Green Fritillary sightings, London has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Moscow (Russia, under 5%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Dark Green Fritillary that you can see in London (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Speckled Wood (about 40%), Red Admiral (about 40%) and European Comma (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark Green Fritillary is recorded against all the insects logged in London (9 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.
