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Fixsenia esculi
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fixsenia esculi sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 183rd most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fixsenia esculi in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fixsenia esculi 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 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Fixsenia esculi sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 20%), Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Fixsenia esculi that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Small Copper (about 30%), Baton Blue (about 30%) and Pea Blue (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fixsenia esculi is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (14 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.
