Cantharis pellucida
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cantharis pellucida is a species of soldier beetle native to Europe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 6 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 7 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis pellucida sighting in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 300 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 and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis pellucida in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cantharis pellucida sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Cantharis pellucida sightings, Cairngorms National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).
Same genus: Cantharis
The closest relatives of the Cantharis pellucida that you can see in Cairngorms National Park (genus Cantharis) are Grey Sailor Beetle (about 10%) and Cantharis obscura (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cantharis pellucida is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairngorms National Park (9 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.
