Hamearis lucina
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Hamearis lucina, the Duke of Burgundy, the only member of the genus Hamearis, is a European butterfly in the family Riodinidae. For many years, it was known as the "Duke of Burgundy fritillary", because the adult's chequered pattern is strongly reminiscent of "true" fritillaries of the family Nymphalidae.
Riodinidae is currently treated as a distinct family within the superfamily Papilionoidea, but in the past they were held to be the subfamily Riodininae of the Lycaenidae. Earlier, they were considered to be part of the now defunct family "Erycinidae", whose species are divided between this family and the subfamily Libytheinae.
The genus Hamearis, described by Jacob Hübner in 1819 is a monotypic genus of uncertain position (incertae sedis). Here it is considered part of subfamily Nemeobiinae, tribe Zemerini, within the metalmark butterfly family (Riodinidae).
The origin of the common name is not known and the species was once called Mr Vernon's small fritillary. The male has a wingspan of 29–31 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in), and the female 31–34 mm (1.2–1.3 in). The upperside of the wings are marked in a checquered pattern strongly reminiscent... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Duke Of Burgundy sighting in Ecrins National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 93rd most-seen of the 251 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.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Duke Of Burgundy in Ecrins National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Duke Of Burgundy sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Duke Of Burgundy sightings, Ecrins National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 30%), Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%) and Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Duke Of Burgundy that you can see in Ecrins National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Apollo (about 40%), Marbled White (about 40%) and Black-Veined White (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Duke Of Burgundy is recorded against all the insects logged in Ecrins National Park (17 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.
