What are the chances of seeing a Dorcadion fulvum in Budapest?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dorcadion fulvum sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 179th most-seen of the 404 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 Dorcadion fulvum in Budapest?
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dorcadion fulvum in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Dorcadion fulvum?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dorcadion fulvum sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Budapest the best place to see a Dorcadion fulvum?
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Dorcadion fulvum sightings, Budapest has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Vienna (Austria, about 10%) and Bucharest (Romania, under 5%).
Which relatives of the Dorcadion fulvum live in Budapest?
Same genus: Dorcadion
The closest relatives of the Dorcadion fulvum that you can see in Budapest (genus Dorcadion) are Dorcadion aethiops (about 10%), Dorcadion pedestre (about 10%) and Dorcadion scopolii (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Dorcadion fulvum sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dorcadion fulvum is recorded against all the insects logged in Budapest (14 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.