Anthaxia helvetica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anthaxia helvetica sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 377th most-seen of the 1115 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.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Anthaxia helvetica in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anthaxia helvetica sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Anthaxia helvetica sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hohe Tauern National Park (Austria, about 10%).
Same genus: Anthaxia
The closest relatives of the Anthaxia helvetica that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (genus Anthaxia) are Anthaxia quadripunctata (about 10%) and Anthaxia nitidula (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anthaxia helvetica is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (20 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.
