Tomares ballus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Tomares ballus, the Provence hairstreak or cardenillo, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, northern Africa and along the Mediterranean coast of France. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Provence Hairstreak sighting in Madrid on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 115th most-seen of the 457 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Provence Hairstreak in Madrid on a given day, against under 5% in June to January, the lowest months.
Only Madrid, in our data
Madrid is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Provence Hairstreak sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Provence Hairstreak that you can see in Madrid (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Geranium Bronze (about 10%), Small Copper (about 10%) and Common Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Provence Hairstreak is recorded against all the insects logged in Madrid (50 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.
