Erebia gorgone
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The Gavarnie ringlet (Erebia gorgone) is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. It is a high-altitude butterfly found in France and Spain, notably at Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrenees National Park.
Adults are on wing in July and August. The larvae feed on various Poa species. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gavarnie Ringlet sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 610th most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gavarnie Ringlet in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gavarnie Ringlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Pyrénées National Park, in our data
Pyrénées National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gavarnie Ringlet sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Erebia
The closest relatives of the Gavarnie 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 Gavarnie Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (22 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.
