Erebia gorge
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The silky ringlet (Erebia gorge) is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. It is a high-altitude butterfly found on screes in the Alps, Pyrenees, central Italy and the Balkans. It is a very variable butterfly.
E. gorge Esp. (= aethiops minor Esp.) (37 d). The wings are somewhat narrower and less rounded than in gorgone the hindwing being distinctly angulate and in the female feebly dentate. The russet submarginal band of the forewing is rather broad and extends usually to the hindmargin. In the band there are costally 2 pupillated ocelli placed somewhat obliquely towards each other, and in the female united. In this sex, more rarely in the male, there is sometimes a small third ocellus towards the hindmargin or a black dot instead. The band of the hindwing is narrower and bears 3—4 white-centred ocelli. The forewing beneath is russet-brown, the fore and distal margins being black-brown, sometimes thinly dusted with whitish grey. The hindwing beneath black-brown, being marmorated with white-grey; the distal band is of a more or less light colour, bearing sometimes 3 black eye-dots, which have rarely white centres. The female is hardly... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Silky Ringlet sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 252nd most-seen of the 308 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Silky Ringlet in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Silky Ringlet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Silky Ringlet sightings, Vanoise National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%).
Same genus: Erebia
The closest relatives of the Silky Ringlet that you can see in Vanoise National Park (genus Erebia, Alpines) are Common Brassy Ringlet (about 40%), Large Ringlet (about 30%) and Almond Ringlet (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Silky Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (5 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.
