What are the chances of seeing a Red Piercer in Bavarian Forest National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Piercer sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 288th 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.
When is the best time to see a Red Piercer in Bavarian Forest National Park?
May to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Piercer in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Red Piercer?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Piercer sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Where else can you see a Red Piercer?
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 Red Piercer sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Red Piercer live in Bavarian Forest National Park?
Same family: Tortricidae
The closest relatives of the Red Piercer that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Tortricidae, Tortricid Leafroller Moths) are Common Marble (about 10%), Arched Marble (about 10%) and Barred Fruit-Tree Tortrix (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Red Piercer sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Piercer is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (18 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.