Gonepteryx cleopatra
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Gonepteryx cleopatra, the Cleopatra or Cleopatra butterfly, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is a sexually dimorphic species; the female has pale yellow or greenish wings, whereas the male is darker yellow with an orange patch on the forewing. Both sexes have a forewing apical hook and brown dots in the center of each wing, and the underside of wings is light greenish yellow. The greenish color, the shape and the pronounced... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cleopatra Butterfly sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 75th most-seen of the 479 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.
June and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cleopatra Butterfly in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cleopatra Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Cleopatra Butterfly sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 30%) and Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Cleopatra Butterfly that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Clouded Yellow (about 40%), Bath White (about 30%) and Small White (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cleopatra Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (30 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.
