Plateumaris sericea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Plateumaris sericea is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Palearctic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jewel Reed Beetle 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.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jewel Reed Beetle in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jewel Reed Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 Jewel Reed Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Jewel Reed Beetle that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Poplar Leaf Beetle (about 10%), Colorado Potato Beetle (about 10%) and Willow Clytra (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jewel Reed Beetle 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.
