Carcharodus lavatherae
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Marbled Skipper sighting in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, based on 9 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 Marbled Skipper 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 Marbled Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Marbled Skipper sightings, Picos de Europa National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marbled Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Picos de Europa National Park (9 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.
