Big Rose-Chafer

Big Rose-Chafer

Protaetia speciosissima

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Athens

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

6 Verified sightings at Athens
5 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~10%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
3 Athens 🇬🇷 Greece
~10%
4 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
<5%
5 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
6 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Big Rose-Chafer in Athens?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Big Rose-Chafer sighting in Athens on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 162nd most-seen of the 242 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.

When is the best time to see a Big Rose-Chafer in Athens?

July

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Big Rose-Chafer in Athens on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–April, the lowest months. That is one of Athens's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 85 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Big Rose-Chafer?

Between 2 and 5 pm

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

Is Athens the best place to see a Big Rose-Chafer?

Among the best

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Big Rose-Chafer sightings, Athens ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Prague (Czechia, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).

Where does the Big Rose-Chafer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Big Rose-Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Athens (6 verified sightings), 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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