Satyrus ferula
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Satyrus ferula, the great sooty satyr, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Sooty Satyr sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 80th most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Great Sooty Satyr in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Mercantour National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in October.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Sooty Satyr sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Great Sooty Satyr sightings, Mercantour National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 30%) and Ecrins National Park (France, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Great Sooty Satyr that you can see in Mercantour National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Almond Ringlet (about 40%), Large Ringlet (about 40%) and Niobe Fritillary (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Sooty Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (36 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.
