Erebia pluto
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The sooty ringlet (Erebia pluto) is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of family Nymphalidae. It is a high-altitude butterfly found in the Alps and Apennine Mountains on heights between 1,900 and 3,000 meters (6,200 and 9,800 ft) in Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy and Slovenia.
The wingspan is 32–40 mm (1.3–1.6 in). 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 Sooty Ringlet sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 10 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
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Ringlet in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty 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 Sooty 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 Sooty 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 Sooty Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (10 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.
