Erebia neoridas
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The autumn ringlet (Erebia neoridas) is a member of the Satyridae subfamily of the family Nymphalidae. It is a high-mountain butterfly found in the Pyrenees, Alps and in Italy. E. neoridas Bsd. (37 d, e). Smaller than aethiops, to which it comes nearest. The distal band of the forewing light russet, being yellowish red in the female, broad at the costa, posteriorly narrower, and proximally sharply limited and exteriorly feebly incurved in the middle. The band bears anteriorly 2 white centred contiguous ocelli, followed near the hindmargin by a somewhat smaller one which is but occasionally centred with white. The band of the hindwing consists of 4 rounded or angular spots, of which 3 or 4 bear ocelli with minute white pupils. The band of the forewing is beneath more irregular and somewhat darker russet than above, the apex of the wing being dusted with bluish grey. The hindwing beneath grey-brown from the base to the middle, then there follows a proximally somewhat dentate ashy grey band, the distal area being of the same colour as the base; the ocelli are completely absent. The female is lighter throughout, the ocelli moreover are as a rule somewhat larger... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Autumn Ringlet sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Autumn Ringlet in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Autumn Ringlet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Autumn Ringlet sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 30%) and Ecrins National Park (France, about 20%).
Same genus: Erebia
The closest relatives of the Autumn Ringlet that you can see in Mercantour National Park (genus Erebia, Alpines) are Almond Ringlet (about 40%), Large Ringlet (about 40%) and Common Brassy Ringlet (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Autumn Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (64 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.
