Erebia cassioides
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Erebia cassioides, the common brassy ringlet, is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of family Nymphalidae. This European endemic species is present in Spain (Cantabrian Mountains, Pyrenees), France (Pyrenees, Massif Central and the western and eastern Alps), Italy, Switzerland, Romania (Carpathians), Bulgaria (Rila and Pirin Mountains.), Greece, North Macedonia and in the Balkans (Serbia, Montenegro, Albania and Bosnia). It prefers grassy slopes with stones and rocks at altitudes between 1,600 and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Brassy Ringlet sighting in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 57th most-seen of the 118 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.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Brassy Ringlet in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and September–December, the lowest months. That is one of Picos de Europa National Park's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 220 mm in November.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Brassy Ringlet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Common Brassy Ringlet sightings, Picos de Europa National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 40%) and Vanoise National Park (France, about 40%).
Same genus: Erebia
The closest relatives of the Common Brassy Ringlet that you can see in Picos de Europa National Park (genus Erebia, Alpines) are Piedmont Ringlet (about 20%) and Chapman's Ringlet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Brassy Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Picos de Europa National Park (14 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.
