Plagiosterna aenea
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Plagiosterna aenea is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 2 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plagiosterna aenea sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 17 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.
May to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plagiosterna aenea in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plagiosterna aenea sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Plagiosterna aenea sightings, Bavarian Forest 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 Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Plagiosterna aenea 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 Plagiosterna aenea is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (17 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.
