Cantharis rustica
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Cantharis rustica, the rustic sailor beetle, is a species of soldier beetle found from Europe to Central Russia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 8 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rustic Sailor Beetle sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 108th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rustic Sailor Beetle in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rustic Sailor 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.
5th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Rustic Sailor Beetle sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 20%), Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same genus: Cantharis
The closest relatives of the Rustic Sailor Beetle that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (genus Cantharis) are Dark Sailor Beetle (about 10%), Cantharis livida (about 10%) and Grey Sailor Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rustic Sailor Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (38 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.
