Lycaena (Lycaena butterflies)

Species in this group

Endemic

Lycaena tama

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lycaena virgaureae

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lycaena phlaeas

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lycaena dispar

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lycaena alciphron

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lycaena bleusei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lycaena cupreus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lycaena hypophlaeas

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Lycaena salustius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lycaena cyna

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

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 Lycaena butterflies

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 10	~70%
	Scarce Copper			~50%
	Small Copper			~20%
	Purple-Shot Copper			~20%
2	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 10	~70%
	Scarce Copper			~40%
	Small Copper			~30%
	Purple-Shot Copper			~20%
3	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 10	~60%
	Small Copper			~30%
	Iberian Sooty Copper			~20%
	Scarce Copper			~20%
	Purple-Shot Copper			~20%
4	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 10	~60%
	Scarce Copper			~50%
	Small Copper			~20%
5	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 10	~60%
	Scarce Copper			~30%
	Small Copper			~20%
	Purple-Shot Copper			~20%
6	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 10	~50%
	Canterbury Alpine Boulder Copper			~50%
7	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 10	~50%
	Small Copper			~30%
	Purple-Shot Copper			~20%
8	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 10	~50%
	Large Copper			~30%
	Small Copper			~30%
9	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 10	~50%
	Small Copper			~30%
	Scarce Copper			~20%
	Purple-Shot Copper			~10%
10	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 10	~40%
	Scarce Copper			~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
	Purple-Shot Copper			~10%
11	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 10	~40%
	Small Copper			~30%
	Large Copper			~20%
12	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	~40%
	Scarce Copper			~40%
13	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 10	~40%
	Scarce Copper			~30%
	Purple-Shot Copper			~10%
14	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 10	~40%
	Canterbury Alpine Boulder Copper			~40%
15	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 10	~40%
	Small Copper			~20%
	Large Copper			~10%
	Scarce Copper			~10%
	Purple-Shot Copper			<5%
16	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 10	~30%
	Scarce Copper			~30%
	Large Copper			~10%
17	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~30%
	Small Copper			~30%
18	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~30%
	Scarce Copper			~30%
19	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 10	~30%
	Scarce Copper			~20%
	Small Copper			~10%
20	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~30%
	Small Copper			~30%
21	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
	Scarce Copper			<5%
22	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
23	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~10%
	Large Copper			~10%
24	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~20%
	Lustrous Copper			~20%
25	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~20%
	American Copper			~20%
26	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 10	~20%
	North Island Coastal Copper			~20%
27	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	American Copper			~10%
28	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
29	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Lustrous Copper			~10%
30	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Lycaena cyna			~10%
31	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 10	~10%
	Scarce Copper			~10%
32	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~10%
	American Copper			~10%
33	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Lustrous Copper			~10%
34	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Lustrous Copper			~10%
35	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Lustrous Copper			~10%
36	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Lycaena cyna			<5%
37	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Lustrous Copper			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	4 of 10	~40%
	Small Copper			~20%
	Large Copper			~10%
	Scarce Copper			~10%
	Purple-Shot Copper			<5%
2	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 10	~30%
	Small Copper			~30%
3	Tianjin	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~30%
	Small Copper			~30%
4	Gwangju	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 10	~30%
	Small Copper			~30%
5	Srinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~30%
	Small Copper			~30%
6	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 10	~30%
	Lycaena cyna			~30%
7	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 10	~30%
	Small Copper			~30%
8	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
	Purple-Shot Copper			~10%
	Scarce Copper			<5%
9	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
10	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
	Large Copper			<5%
11	Daegu	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 10	~20%
	Large Copper			~20%
12	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
13	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
14	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
15	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
16	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
17	Ankara	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
18	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
19	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
20	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~10%
	Large Copper			~10%
21	Daejeon	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 10	~20%
	Large Copper			~20%
22	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
23	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
24	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
25	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
26	Sapporo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
27	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	~20%
	Small Copper			~20%
28	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
29	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 10	~10%
	Large Copper			~10%
30	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
31	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
32	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	4 of 10	~10%
	Large Copper			<5%
	Small Copper			<5%
	Scarce Copper			<5%
	Purple-Shot Copper			<5%
33	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 10	~10%
	Large Copper			~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
34	Qingdao	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
35	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
	Large Copper			~10%
36	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
37	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	American Copper			~10%
38	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
39	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
40	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
41	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
42	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
43	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
44	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
45	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 10	~10%
	Large Copper			~10%
46	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
47	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
48	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
49	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 10	~10%
	North Island Coastal Copper			~10%
50	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 10	~10%
	Scarce Copper			<5%
	Large Copper			<5%
51	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
52	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
53	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
54	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			<5%
	Large Copper			<5%
55	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
56	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 10	~10%
	Lycaena cyna			~10%
57	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
58	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Lycaena cyna			~10%
59	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%
60	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Copper			~10%

Lycaena butterflies

Species in this group

Canterbury Alpine Boulder Copper

Scarce Copper

Small Copper

Large Copper

Purple-Shot Copper

Iberian Sooty Copper

Lustrous Copper

American Copper

North Island Coastal Copper

Lycaena cyna

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Lycaena butterflies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked