Cryptocephalus rugicollis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptocephalus rugicollis sighting in Barcelona on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 157th most-seen of the 381 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.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptocephalus rugicollis in Barcelona on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cryptocephalus rugicollis 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 3 cities where we can rate Cryptocephalus rugicollis sightings, Barcelona ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Madrid (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Cryptocephalus rugicollis that you can see in Barcelona (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Elm Leaf Beetle (about 20%), Rosemary Beetle (about 10%) and Bronze Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cryptocephalus rugicollis is recorded against all the insects logged in Barcelona (22 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.
