Agriades pyrenaica
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Agriades pyrenaicus, the Gavarnie blue, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Asturias Mountains of north-western Spain, the Pyrenees, the southern Balkan Peninsula, Turkey, the Caucasus and Armenia. The habitat consists of alpine grassy rocky meadows where it is found at altitudes ranging from 1,500 to 2,200 meters.
The wingspan is 22–28 mm. The wings are grey suffused with blue and the wings are bordered by a white line. On the upperside a grey discal spot centers each wing, on the underside the forewings are decorated with black dots circled in white and the hindwings have a sub-marginal line of white dots some centered yellow.
The larvae feed on Androsace species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gavarnie Blue sighting in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th 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.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gavarnie Blue 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 65 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 Gavarnie 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Gavarnie Blue sightings, Picos de Europa National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Gavarnie Blue that you can see in Picos de Europa National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Chalkhill Blue (about 30%), Pea Blue (about 30%) and Adonis Blue (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gavarnie Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Picos de Europa 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.
