Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Copper in Warsaw?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper sighting in Warsaw on a given day, based on 78 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 61st most-seen of the 580 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Sooty Copper in Warsaw?

Accepted Answer

May and July–August. In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper in Warsaw on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Sooty Copper?

Accepted Answer

Between 10 am and 1 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty Copper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Warsaw the best place to see a Sooty Copper?

Accepted Answer

2nd of 12. Of the 12 cities where we can rate Sooty Copper sightings, Warsaw ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Budapest (Hungary, about 20%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Sooty Copper live in Warsaw?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Lycaenidae. The closest relatives of the Sooty Copper that you can see in Warsaw (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Common Blue (about 30%), Small Copper (about 20%) and Large Copper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Sooty Copper sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Sooty Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Warsaw (78 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~40%
2	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	~40%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	~40%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~30%
5	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	~30%
6	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~30%
7	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
8	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
9	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	~20%
10	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~20%
11	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	~20%
12	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
13	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
14	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
15	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
16	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
17	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~10%
18	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	~20%
2	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
3	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	~10%
4	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	~10%
5	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
6	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
7	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	~10%
8	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	~10%
9	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	<5%
10	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	<5%

Sooty Copper

Recent sightings of Sooty Copper in Warsaw

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Warsaw

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Small Copper

Large Copper

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