Erebia cassioides
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Brassy Ringlet sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 70 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 141st most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Brassy Ringlet in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
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.
6th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Common Brassy Ringlet sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 40%), Vanoise National Park (France, about 40%) and Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same genus: Erebia
The closest relatives of the Common Brassy Ringlet that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (genus Erebia, Alpines) are Piedmont Ringlet (about 30%), Bright Eyed Ringlet (about 10%) and Large Ringlet (about 10%), 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 Pyrénées National Park (70 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.
