Fabriciana niobe
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The Niobe fritillary (Fabriciana niobe) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The Latin species name niobe refers to Niobe, daughter of Tantalus in Greek mythology. Fabriciana niobe has a wingspan of 46–60 millimetres (1.8–2.4 in). The females are rather bigger and have more marked... 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 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Niobe Fritillary sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 110 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th 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.
August
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Niobe Fritillary in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–May and September–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 Niobe Fritillary sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Niobe Fritillary 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 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Niobe Fritillary is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (110 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.
