Tuttiola spini silhouette

Silhouette: Mattia Menchetti · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Ecrins National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

27 Verified sightings at Ecrins National Park From 2019 to 2026
185 In all 9 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
2 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~20%
3 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
4 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
5 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
6 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
9 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tuttiola spini in Ecrins National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tuttiola spini sighting in Ecrins National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 251 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Tuttiola spini in Ecrins National Park?

July

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tuttiola spini in Ecrins National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Ecrins National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 160 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Tuttiola spini?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tuttiola spini 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 Ecrins National Park the best place to see a Tuttiola spini?

Among the best

Of the 9 parks where we can rate Tuttiola spini sightings, Ecrins National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%) and Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Tuttiola spini live in Ecrins National Park?

Same family: Lycaenidae

The closest relatives of the Tuttiola spini that you can see in Ecrins National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Scarce Copper (about 30%), Chalkhill Blue (about 30%) and Damon Blue (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Tuttiola spini sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tuttiola spini is recorded against all the insects logged in Ecrins National Park (27 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.

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