Pieris mannii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pieris mannii (southern small white) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The length of the forewings is 19–25 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Small White sighting in Paris on a given day, based on 77 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 121st most-seen of the 916 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.
April to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Small White in Paris on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Small White sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Southern Small White sightings, Paris ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Turin (Italy, about 10%) and Berlin (Germany, about 10%).
Same genus: Pieris
The closest relatives of the Southern Small White that you can see in Paris (genus Pieris, Garden Whites) are Small White (about 20%), Green-Veined White (about 20%) and Large White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Small White is recorded against all the insects logged in Paris (77 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.
