12-Spot Strider

12-Spot Strider

Macrophya duodecimpunctata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bavarian Forest National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at Bavarian Forest National Park From 2019 to 2026
7 In 1 park
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the 12-Spot Strider

Macrophya duodecimpunctata is a Palearctic species of sawfly. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a 12-Spot Strider in Bavarian Forest National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a 12-Spot Strider sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 727th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a 12-Spot Strider in Bavarian Forest National Park?

May and June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a 12-Spot Strider in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a 12-Spot Strider?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most 12-Spot Strider sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a 12-Spot Strider?

Only Bavarian Forest National Park, in our data

Bavarian Forest National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate 12-Spot Strider sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the 12-Spot Strider sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the 12-Spot Strider is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (7 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.

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