Polyphylla fullo
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Polyphylla fullo, the pine chafer, is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Melolonthinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Chafer sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 217th most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Chafer in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. That is one of Cévennes National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 260 mm in October.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pine Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pine Chafer sightings, Cévennes National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 20%) and Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Pine Chafer that you can see in Cévennes National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are European Rose Chafer (about 20%), Mediterranean Spotted Chafer (about 20%) and Cerulean Chafer Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pine Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (35 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.
