Aricia cramera
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Aricia cramera, the southern brown argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is a butterfly of Southern Europe and North Africa and can be found from Morocco and Tunisia up to Spain and Portugal, on Mediterranean islands including Menorca and on the Canary Islands.
The wingspan ranges up to 30 mm. The butterfly flies from May to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on Erodium, Helianthemum and Geranium species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown Argus sighting in Doñana National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 66th most-seen of the 87 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Brown Argus in Doñana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Brown Argus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Southern Brown Argus sightings, Doñana National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 20%), Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Southern Brown Argus that you can see in Doñana National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Small Copper (about 30%), African Grass Blue (about 20%) and Lang's Short-Tailed Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Brown Argus is recorded against all the insects logged in Doñana National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
