Colias phicomone
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Colias phicomone, the mountain clouded yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Cantabrian Mountains, the Pyrenees, the Carpathian Mountains and the Alps. It flies at altitudes of 900 to 2800 meters. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Clouded Yellow sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 308 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Clouded Yellow in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain Clouded Yellow sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Mountain Clouded Yellow sightings, Vanoise National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 30%).
Same genus: Colias
The closest relatives of the Mountain Clouded Yellow that you can see in Vanoise National Park (genus Colias, Clouded Yellows) are Moorland Clouded Yellow (about 10%) and Clouded Yellow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Clouded Yellow is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (22 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.
