Melitaea deione
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The Provençal fritillary (Melitaea deione) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Europe and North Africa. The range extends from the Iberian Peninsula to southern France and the Alps in Switzerland and Italy. It is also found in the Atlas Mountains. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Provençal Fritillary sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 348th most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Provençal Fritillary in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Provençal 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Provençal Fritillary sightings, Mercantour National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%) and Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same genus: Melitaea
The closest relatives of the Provençal Fritillary that you can see in Mercantour National Park (genus Melitaea) are Spotted Fritillary (about 30%), Knapweed Fritillary (about 30%) and Heath Fritillary (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Provençal Fritillary is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (6 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.
