Cantharis livida
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cantharis livida, the pale soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle belonging to the genus Cantharis and the family Cantharidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 2 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 3 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 4 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 5 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 6 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 8 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 10 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis livida sighting in Acadia National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 146th most-seen of the 405 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis livida in Acadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cantharis livida sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Cantharis livida sightings, Acadia National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 10%) and Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cantharis livida is recorded against all the insects logged in Acadia National Park (16 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.
