Cleonis pigra
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Cleonis pigra, the sluggish weevil or large thistle weevil, is a weevil species recorded in Britain and native to Eurasia. It was introduced into North America to help control creeping thistle. This species develops in the roots of plants in the family Asteraceae.
It appears spelled different ways in the literature: Cleonis piger, Cleonus piger, Cleonus pigra, but the correct spelling under ICZN Article 31.2 is Cleonis pigra It is identified by double V-pattern elytra and a rostrum with three sulci. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Thistle Weevil sighting in Bucharest on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 218th most-seen of the 361 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–June and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Thistle Weevil in Bucharest on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and November–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Thistle Weevil sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Large Thistle Weevil sightings, Bucharest has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Helsinki (Finland, under 5%) and Vienna (Austria, under 5%).
Same family: Curculionidae
The closest relatives of the Large Thistle Weevil that you can see in Bucharest (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Spotted Pea Weevil (about 10%), Clover Weevil (about 10%) and Bradybatus tomentosus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large Thistle Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Bucharest (7 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.
