Lycaena dispar
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Large copper (Lycaena dispar) is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Lycaena dispar is widely distributed across temperate Eurasia from western Europe to the Amur region, Korea and Manchuria. While it is currently in severe decline in north-western Europe, it is expanding in central, northern and eastern regions.
Several Asian subspecies extend the range eastward. The species has been declining in many European countries mainly as a result of habitat loss. Lycaena dispar is a large lycaenid butterfly with a wingspan of 44–52 mm. The species exhibits strong sexual dimorphism. Males have bright orange wings with narrow black margins and white fringes. The short androconia (sex brands) are located near the leading edge of the forewing. Females have broader dark brown margins on the forewings with a parallel row of dark spots.
Both sexes have distinctive silvery-blue hindwing undersides patterned with... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daegu | 🇰🇷 South Korea | |
| 2 | Daejeon | 🇰🇷 South Korea | |
| 3 | Seoul | 🇰🇷 South Korea | |
| 4 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 6 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 7 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 8 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 9 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Large Copper sighting in Saint Petersburg on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 272nd most-seen of the 448 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.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Copper in Saint Petersburg on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months. That is one of Saint Petersburg's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain against 40 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Copper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
12th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Large Copper sightings, Saint Petersburg ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Daegu (South Korea, about 20%), Daejeon (South Korea, about 20%) and Seoul (South Korea, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Saint Petersburg (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.
