Erebia euryale
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 7 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 8 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Large Ringlet sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 144 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Large Ringlet in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–May and September–November, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Large Ringlet sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Vanoise National Park (France, about 30%) and Ecrins National Park (France, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Erebia
The closest relatives of the Large Ringlet that you can see in Mercantour National Park (genus Erebia, Alpines) are Almond Ringlet (about 40%), Common Brassy Ringlet (about 40%) and Autumn Ringlet (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (144 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.
