Pine Snakefly

Pine Snakefly

Atlantoraphidia maculicollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cairngorms National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Cairngorms National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pine Snakefly in Cairngorms National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Snakefly sighting in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 260th 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.

When is the best time to see a Pine Snakefly in Cairngorms National Park?

June

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Snakefly in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pine Snakefly?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pine Snakefly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Pine Snakefly?

Only Cairngorms National Park, in our data

Cairngorms National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pine Snakefly sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Pine Snakefly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pine Snakefly is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairngorms National Park (5 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.

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