Agrodiaetus damon
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Polyommatus damon, the Damon blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Polyommatus damon zhicharevi (Sovinsky, 1915) – (North Caucasus, South East Europe) The Damon blue can be found in Central and Southern Europe (central Spain, Pyrenees, Alps, Balkans and the Carpathians) and across the Palearctic to Siberia, Mongolia and the Altai Mountains This mountain species inhabits dry bushy or light woodlands and open grassy places at an elevation of 990–2,100 metres (3,250–6,890 ft) above sea level.
Polyommatus damon has a wingspan of 20–34 mm. These small butterflies present a sexual dimorphism. The upperside of the wings is shining blue in males, with broad black borders and prominent... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Damon Blue sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th 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.
August
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Damon Blue in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Mercantour National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 140 mm in October.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Damon Blue sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Damon Blue sightings, Mercantour National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Vanoise National Park (France, about 40%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Damon Blue that you can see in Mercantour National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Scarce Copper (about 50%), Sooty Copper (about 40%) and Chalkhill Blue (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Damon Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (58 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.
