Cardinal Butterfly

Cardinal Butterfly

Damora pandora

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Yerevan

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

23 Verified sightings at Yerevan
520 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~50%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~30%
3 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
4 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
5 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yerevan 🇦🇲 Armenia
~30%
2 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~30%
3 Ankara 🇹🇷 Turkey
~20%
4 Tehran 🇮🇷 Iran
~20%
5 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
6 Rostov-on-Don 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
7 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
8 Almaty 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cardinal Butterfly in Yerevan?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cardinal Butterfly sighting in Yerevan on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 32 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cardinal Butterfly in Yerevan?

July and September

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Cardinal Butterfly in Yerevan on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cardinal Butterfly?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cardinal Butterfly 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 Yerevan the best place to see a Cardinal Butterfly?

Yes

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Cardinal Butterfly sightings, Yerevan has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Budapest (Hungary, about 30%) and Ankara (Turkey, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Cardinal Butterfly live in Yerevan?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Cardinal Butterfly that you can see in Yerevan (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Queen Of Spain Fritillary (about 20%), Red Admiral (about 20%) and Painted Lady (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cardinal Butterfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cardinal Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Yerevan (23 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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