Zygaena romeo
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Zygaena romeo is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zygaena romeo sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 5 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Zygaena romeo in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zygaena romeo 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 3 parks where we can rate Zygaena romeo sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).
Same genus: Zygaena
The closest relatives of the Zygaena romeo that you can see in Mercantour National Park (genus Zygaena) are Mountain Burnet (about 30%), Transalpine Burnet Moth (about 30%) and Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Zygaena romeo is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (5 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.
