Protaetia oblonga

Protaetia oblonga

Protaetia oblonga

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

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

15 Verified sightings at Cévennes National Park From 2019 to 2026
45 In all 4 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Protaetia oblonga in Cévennes National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Protaetia oblonga sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 619th most-seen of the 996 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 Protaetia oblonga in Cévennes National Park?

June to August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Protaetia oblonga in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Cévennes National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in October.

What time of day is best to see a Protaetia oblonga?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Protaetia oblonga sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Cévennes National Park the best place to see a Protaetia oblonga?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Protaetia oblonga sightings, Cévennes National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Protaetia oblonga live in Cévennes National Park?

Same genus: Protaetia

The closest relatives of the Protaetia oblonga that you can see in Cévennes National Park (genus Protaetia) are Speckled Rose Chafer (about 10%), Copper Chafer (about 10%) and Protaetia affinis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Protaetia oblonga sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Protaetia oblonga is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (15 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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