Protaetia affinis

Protaetia affinis

Protaetia affinis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bucharest

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

11 Verified sightings at Bucharest
8 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Protaetia affinis

Protaetia affinis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
3 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Protaetia affinis in Bucharest?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Protaetia affinis sighting in Bucharest on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 361 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 Protaetia affinis in Bucharest?

April and June–September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Protaetia affinis in Bucharest on a given day, against under 5% in May and October–March, the lowest months.

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

Between noon and 3 pm

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

Is Bucharest the best place to see a Protaetia affinis?

Among the best

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Protaetia affinis sightings, Bucharest ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%).

Where does the Protaetia affinis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Protaetia affinis is recorded against all the insects logged in Bucharest (11 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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