Lampides boeticus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Lampides boeticus, the pea blue, or long-tailed blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or gossamer-winged family. The Latin species name boeticus refers to Baetica, a province of the Roman Empire in the Iberian Peninsula. Its common name refers to the long streamers on its hind wings, the male's bright iridescent blue colour, and peas, which is the typical host plant of the butterfly.
This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767 and was initially named Papilio boeticus. This species can be found in Europe, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Australia. It is also found in the Hawaiian islands. It is also found in the Maldives.In New Zealand this species is regarded as being self introduced as was first observed in November 1965.
This species inhabits the edge of forests, mountain meadows and hot flowery places at an elevation up to 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) above sea level. The wingspan is 24–32 mm for males and 24–34 mm for females. In these small butterflies (although unusually large for their family) the males have a mainly blue violet upper face of the wings with... Wikipedia →
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pea Blue sighting in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th most-seen of the 84 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pea Blue in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pea Blue sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
11th of 24
Of the 24 parks where we can rate Pea Blue sightings, Monfragüe National Park ranks 11th at about 10%. The best odds are in Horton Plains National Park (Sri Lanka, about 30%), Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 30%) and Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 30%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Pea Blue that you can see in Monfragüe National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Small Copper (about 30%), Fixsenia esculi (about 20%) and Southern Brown Argus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pea Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Monfragüe National Park (13 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.
