Pyronia bathseba
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Pyronia bathseba, the Spanish gatekeeper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Morocco, and Algeria. A similar gatekeeper species is Pyronia tithonus, which is found in northern Europe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spanish Gatekeeper sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Spanish Gatekeeper in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spanish Gatekeeper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Spanish Gatekeeper sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same genus: Pyronia
The closest relatives of the Spanish Gatekeeper that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (genus Pyronia, gatekeepers) are Gatekeeper (about 20%) and Southern Gatekeeper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spanish Gatekeeper is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (39 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.
