Carcharodus lavatherae
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Muschampia lavatherae, the marbled skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Rhine Rift Valley in central Germany up to North Africa and from south-eastern France up to Anatolia. The wingspan is 28–34 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marbled Skipper sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 79 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Marbled Skipper in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and August–November, the lowest months. That is one of Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 180 mm in October. January has too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marbled Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Marbled Skipper sightings, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Marbled Skipper that you can see in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Far Eastern Large Skipper (about 30%) and Common Branded Skipper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marbled Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (8 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.
