Erebia meolans
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The Piedmont ringlet (Erebia meolans) is a member of the family Nymphalidae. It is an Alpine butterfly. E. stygne O. (= pirene Hbn).) (35 g).The upper side of both wings is dark black-brown. The forewing has before the distal margin a russet-brown band which is broad anteriorly, strongly tapering behind, and bears 2 white-centred black ocelli in its upper portion; towards the hind margin an additional, somewhat smaller, ocellus is visible. The hindwing has 3—4 white-centred ocelli which are edged with brown. The underside of the forewing in both males and females is a little lighter than the upper side, the distal band being broader, lighter brown and continuous. The hindwing beneath is dark brown in males, and brown grey in females. The ocelli as on the upper side, but smaller, and narrowly edged with brown. Specimens from the Black Forest are much brighter coloured, the broad russet yellow band of the forewing commences near the costal margin of the forewing and extends to the hind margin, remaining of nearly even width. In the band there are always 3 - 5 large black white-centred ocelli, and, especially often in females, there is above
the first ocellus... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Piedmont Ringlet sighting in Ecrins National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 135th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Piedmont Ringlet in Ecrins National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. That is one of Ecrins National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 160 mm in December.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Piedmont 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.
8th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Piedmont Ringlet sightings, Ecrins National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 40%), Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (Spain, about 30%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 30%).
Same genus: Erebia
The closest relatives of the Piedmont Ringlet that you can see in Ecrins National Park (genus Erebia, Alpines) are Almond Ringlet (about 30%), Autumn Ringlet (about 20%) and Large Ringlet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Piedmont Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Ecrins National Park (10 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.
