Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Copper in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 138 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 597 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Sooty Copper in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

Accepted Answer

June–July and September. In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months.

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 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park the best place to see a Sooty Copper?

Accepted Answer

14th of 18. Of the 18 parks where we can rate Sooty Copper sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 14th at about 20%. 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 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Lycaenidae. The closest relatives of the Sooty Copper that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Small Copper (about 30%), Southern Brown Argus (about 20%) and Iberian Sooty Copper (about 20%), 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 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (138 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 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

Small Copper

Southern Brown Argus

Iberian Sooty Copper

Pea Blue

Holly Blue

Scarce Copper

Purple-Shot Copper

Lang's Short-Tailed Blue

Common Blue

Spanish Purple Hairstreak

Geranium Bronze

Green Hairstreak

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