Limenitis reducta
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Limenitis reducta, the southern white admiral, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. These butterflies live in light woodland, in woodland glades and in forest edge, at an elevation of 0–1,650 metres (0–5,413 ft) above sea level.
Limenitis reducta has a wingspan of 46–54 mm. The upperside of the wings is brown black with metallic blue shine, large transversal band of white markings and a submarginal line of small blue dots. The blue sheen varies with the angle of light. The ground colour of underside of the hindwings is red, with a silvery basal area, a row of white markings and a row of black spots. A few white cell spots are also present on the underside of the forewings. The caterpillars can reach a length of 27 millimetres (1.1 in). They are light green to dull green on the back, red brown on the underside. On the back there are numerous brown... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White Admiral sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 87 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White Admiral in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October 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 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern White Admiral sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Southern White Admiral sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 20%), Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Southern White Admiral that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Queen Of Spain Fritillary (about 40%), Speckled Wood (about 30%) and Iberian Marbled White (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern White Admiral is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (87 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.
