Large Ringlet

Large Ringlet

Erebia euryale

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Hohe Tauern National Park

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

10 Verified sightings at Hohe Tauern National Park From 2019 to 2026
433 In all 10 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Large Ringlet

Erebia euryale, the large ringlet, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Erebia euryale syrmia Fruhstorfer, 1909 (Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria, Romania) This species is endemic to Europe. It can be found in southern Europe, in the Alps, Cantabrian, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Balkans, in northern Europe from Finland to the Urals and in Altai. Erebia euryale is an alpine species. It lives in spruce forest clearings, glades, slopes, subalpine meadows and damp meadows at an elevation of 500–2,600 metres (1,600–8,500 ft) above sea level.

Erebia euryale has a wingspan of 20–23 mm. These butterflies have a considerable geographic variation. Usually the upperside of the forewings is dark brown with a reddish-orange postmedian... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~40%
2 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
3 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
4 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
5 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
6 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
7 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~10%
8 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~10%
9 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
10 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Large Ringlet in Hohe Tauern National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Ringlet sighting in Hohe Tauern National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 165 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 Large Ringlet in Hohe Tauern National Park?

July

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Large Ringlet in Hohe Tauern National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–June and August–October, the lowest months. December has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Large Ringlet?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Ringlet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Large Ringlet live in Hohe Tauern National Park?

Same genus: Erebia

The closest relatives of the Large Ringlet that you can see in Hohe Tauern National Park (genus Erebia, Alpines) are Almond Ringlet (about 20%), Common Brassy Ringlet (about 20%) and Woodland Ringlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Large Ringlet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Large Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Hohe Tauern 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.

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