Erebia alberganus
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Erebia alberganus, the almond ringlet or almond-eyed ringlet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. These butterflies live in flowery meadows, clearings, grassy places, amongst scrub or woodland, at an elevation of 1,000–2,200 metres (3,300–7,200 ft) above sea level.
Erebia alberganus has a wingspan of 40 mm. These small butterflies have dark brown wings, with a series of distinctive postdiscal oval or almond shaped (hence the common name) orange markings containing small black spots with white highlights. The two sides of the wings are identical. The females usually are slightly larger and lighter brown than the males. Moreover, the eyespots have small white centres.
This species is rather similar to a woodland ringlet but has smaller eyespots. Wheeler (1903) gives a short description (as ceto) Caterpillars feed on Gramineae, Poa annua... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Almond Ringlet sighting in Ecrins National Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 251 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Almond Ringlet in Ecrins National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Almond Ringlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Almond Ringlet sightings, Ecrins National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 40%) and Vanoise National Park (France, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Erebia
The closest relatives of the Almond Ringlet that you can see in Ecrins National Park (genus Erebia, Alpines) are Autumn Ringlet (about 20%), Large Ringlet (about 20%) and Common Brassy Ringlet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Almond Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Ecrins National Park (45 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.
