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Melanargia japygia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Melanargia japygia sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 182nd most-seen of the 597 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Melanargia japygia in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among Sierra de Guadarrama National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 110 mm in November.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Melanargia japygia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Melanargia japygia sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 20%), Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Melanargia japygia is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (36 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.
