Genus

Tortoiseshells

Aglais

4 species in our catalog · found in 37 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyNymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
GenusAglais (Tortoiseshells)

Species in this group

Aglais urticae

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Aglais io

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Aglais milberti

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Aglais caschmirensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tortoiseshells

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2 of 4	~60%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~40%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~40%
2	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4	~60%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~50%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
3	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 4	~60%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~40%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~20%
4	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 4	~50%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~50%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
5	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	~50%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~40%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~30%
6	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4	~50%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~30%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~30%
7	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4	~50%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~30%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~30%
8	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 4	~50%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~30%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~20%
9	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4	~50%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~40%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
10	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4	~50%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~40%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
11	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4	~50%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
12	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4	~50%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~40%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
13	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	2 of 4	~40%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~30%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~20%
14	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~40%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~40%
15	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 4	~40%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
16	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~40%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~40%
17	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 4	~30%
	Indian Tortoiseshell			~30%
18	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~30%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~30%
19	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~20%
20	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4	~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~20%
21	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~30%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~30%
22	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~30%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~30%
23	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4	~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
24	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~20%
25	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~20%
26	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
27	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~20%
28	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
29	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~20%
30	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~20%
31	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~20%
32	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~10%
33	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~10%
34	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~10%
35	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~10%
36	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~10%
37	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ulaanbaatar	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 4	~80%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~80%
2	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4	~50%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~30%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~30%
3	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4	~50%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~30%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~30%
4	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4	~50%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~30%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~30%
5	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 4	~40%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
6	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	2 of 4	~40%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
7	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4	~40%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
8	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 4	~40%
	Indian Tortoiseshell			~40%
9	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 4	~40%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
10	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 4	~40%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~30%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
11	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4	~40%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~30%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
12	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 4	~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
13	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 4	~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~30%
	Small Tortoiseshell			<5%
14	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 4	~30%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
15	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	2 of 4	~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
16	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 4	~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~30%
17	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
18	Srinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Indian Tortoiseshell			~30%
19	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 4	~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
20	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	2 of 4	~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
21	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	~30%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
22	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
23	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 4	~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
24	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	2 of 4	~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
25	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
26	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
27	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
28	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
29	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
30	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
31	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
32	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 4	~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
33	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			<5%
34	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
35	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
36	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~20%
37	Sapporo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~20%
38	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 4	~20%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
39	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 4	~20%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
40	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~10%
41	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4	~10%
	Small Tortoiseshell			~10%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
42	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	~10%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
43	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~10%
44	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 4	~10%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
45	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 4	~10%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
46	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	~10%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			<5%
47	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 4	~10%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
48	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~10%
	European Peacock Butterfly			~10%
49	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			~10%
50	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			<5%
51	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			<5%
52	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			<5%
53	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	Milbert's Tortoiseshell			<5%

Tortoiseshells

Species in this group

Small Tortoiseshell

European Peacock Butterfly

Milbert's Tortoiseshell

Indian Tortoiseshell

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Tortoiseshells

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked