Laeosopis roboris
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Laeosopis is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its only species is Laeosopis roboris, the Spanish purple hairstreak, which is found on the Iberian Peninsula and south-eastern France. The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spanish Purple Hairstreak sighting in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 84 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.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spanish Purple Hairstreak in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spanish Purple Hairstreak sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Spanish Purple Hairstreak sightings, Monfragüe National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Spanish Purple Hairstreak 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 Spanish Purple Hairstreak is recorded against all the insects logged in Monfragüe National Park (12 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.
