Dascillus cervinus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orchid Beetle sighting in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 241st 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orchid Beetle in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orchid 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Orchid Beetle sightings, Cairngorms National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%), Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 10%) and Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Orchid Beetle that you can see in Cairngorms National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Woodland Dor Beetle (about 40%), Two-Banded Longhorn Beetle (about 30%) and Green Tiger Beetle (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orchid Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairngorms National Park (6 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.
