Iris Weevil

Iris Weevil

Mononychus punctumalbum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Bavarian Forest National Park

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

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

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
3 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
4 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
6 Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
7 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
9 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%
10 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Iris Weevil in Bavarian Forest National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Iris Weevil sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 822nd 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 an Iris Weevil in Bavarian Forest National Park?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Iris Weevil in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Iris Weevil?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Iris Weevil sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see an Iris Weevil?

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 Iris Weevil sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Iris Weevil live in Bavarian Forest National Park?

Same family: Curculionidae

The closest relatives of the Iris Weevil that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Large Pine Weevil (about 10%), Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil (about 10%) and Nettle Weevil (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Iris Weevil sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Iris Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (6 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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