Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Copper in Picos de Europa National Park?

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper sighting in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 118 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Sooty Copper in Picos de Europa National Park?

Accepted Answer

July. In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and September–November, 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.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Sooty Copper?

Accepted Answer

Between 10 am and 1 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty Copper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Picos de Europa National Park the best place to see a Sooty Copper?

Accepted Answer

6th of 18. Of the 18 parks where we can rate Sooty Copper sightings, Picos de Europa National Park ranks 6th at about 30%. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 40%), Mercantour National Park (France, about 40%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 40%). All parks ranked.

Question 5

Which relatives of the Sooty Copper live in Picos de Europa National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Lycaenidae. The closest relatives of the Sooty Copper 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.

Question 6

Where does the Sooty Copper sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Sooty Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Picos de Europa National Park (20 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~40%
2	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	~40%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	~40%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~30%
5	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	~30%
6	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~30%
7	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
8	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
9	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	~20%
10	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~20%
11	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	~20%
12	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
13	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	~20%
14	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
15	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
16	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
17	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~10%
18	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	~20%
2	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
3	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	~10%
4	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	~10%
5	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
6	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
7	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	~10%
8	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	~10%
9	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	<5%
10	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	<5%

Sooty Copper

Recent sightings of Sooty Copper in Picos de Europa National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Picos de Europa National Park

Chalkhill Blue

Pea Blue

Adonis Blue

Common Blue

Lang's Short-Tailed Blue

Scarce Copper

Southern Brown Argus

Fixsenia esculi

Holly Blue

Gavarnie Blue

Small Blue

Short-Tailed Blue

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