Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Copper in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th most-seen of the 243 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Sooty Copper in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

Accepted Answer

July. In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Sooty Copper?

Accepted Answer

Between 10 am and 1 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty Copper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Fertő-Hanság National Park the best place to see a Sooty Copper?

Accepted Answer

15th of 18. Of the 18 parks where we can rate Sooty Copper sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 15th at about 10%. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 40%), Mercantour National Park (France, about 40%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 40%). All parks ranked.

Question 5

Which relatives of the Sooty Copper live in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Lycaenidae. The closest relatives of the Sooty Copper that you can see in Fertő-Hanság National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Common Blue (about 20%), Small Copper (about 10%) and Silver-Studded Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Sooty Copper sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Sooty Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Fertő-Hanság National Park (21 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~40%
2	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	~40%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	~40%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~30%
5	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	~30%
6	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~30%
7	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
8	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
9	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	~20%
10	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~20%
11	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	~20%
12	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
13	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
14	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
15	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
16	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
17	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~10%
18	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	~20%
2	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
3	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	~10%
4	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	~10%
5	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
6	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
7	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	~10%
8	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	~10%
9	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	<5%
10	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	<5%

Sooty Copper

Recent sightings of Sooty Copper in Fertő-Hanság National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park

Common Blue

Small Copper

Silver-Studded Blue

Holly Blue

Large Copper

Short-Tailed Blue

Brown Argus

Small Heath

Meadow Brown

Red Admiral

Marbled White

Nine-Spotted Moth

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