European Beak
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Madrid

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

6 Verified sightings at Madrid
100 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the European Beak

Libythea celtis, the European beak or nettle-tree butterfly, is a butterfly of the Libytheinae group of the brush-footed butterflies family. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
2 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
3 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
4 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
5 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
6 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
<5%
7 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a European Beak in Madrid?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a European Beak sighting in Madrid on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 377th most-seen of the 457 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.

When is the best time to see a European Beak in Madrid?

April

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Beak in Madrid on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a European Beak?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most European Beak sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Madrid the best place to see a European Beak?

7th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate European Beak sightings, Madrid ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Budapest (Hungary, about 10%), Turin (Italy, about 10%) and Barcelona (Spain, about 10%).

Which relatives of the European Beak live in Madrid?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the European Beak that you can see in Madrid (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Speckled Wood (about 20%), Painted Lady (about 20%) and Red Admiral (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the European Beak sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the European Beak is recorded against all the insects logged in Madrid (6 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.

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