Erebia pluto
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The sooty ringlet (Erebia pluto) is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of family Nymphalidae. It is a high-altitude butterfly found in the Alps and Apennine Mountains on heights between 1,900 and 3,000 meters (6,200 and 9,800 ft) in Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy and Slovenia.
The wingspan is 32–40 mm (1.3–1.6 in). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Ringlet sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 119th most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Ringlet 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 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty 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 2 parks where we can rate Sooty Ringlet sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%).
Same genus: Erebia
The closest relatives of the Sooty Ringlet that you can see in Mercantour National Park (genus Erebia, Alpines) are Almond Ringlet (about 40%), Large Ringlet (about 40%) and Common Brassy Ringlet (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sooty Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (21 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.
