Erebia medusa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Erebia medusa, the woodland ringlet, is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. Erebia medusa uralensis Staudinger, 1871 This species is present in most of Europe, from France across central and eastern Europe to western Asia. These butterflies prefer clearings, grassy and humid wastelands, damp grasslands and moors and sunny forest edges, at an elevation of 300–2,300 metres (980–7,550 ft) above sea level.
Erebia medusa has a wingspan of 44–52 millimetres (1.7–2.0 in). The antennae are club shaped. Wings are dark brown. Forewings have an orange-yellow postmedian band, with two adjacent pupillated ocelli near the apex and one or two smaller ones. There are at least four bright orange ringed eyespots on the hindwing. The number of eyespots... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Woodland Ringlet sighting in Hohe Tauern National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 115th most-seen of the 165 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Woodland Ringlet in Hohe Tauern National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and August–October, the lowest months. December has too few records to rate.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Woodland Ringlet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Woodland Ringlet sightings, Hohe Tauern National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 20%).
Same genus: Erebia
The closest relatives of the Woodland Ringlet that you can see in Hohe Tauern National Park (genus Erebia, Alpines) are Almond Ringlet (about 20%), Common Brassy Ringlet (about 20%) and Large Ringlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Woodland Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Hohe Tauern National Park (7 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.
