Hedychrum rutilans
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Hedychrum rutilans is a species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae). The species occurs primarily in Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, France, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and in North Africa. The head and thorax are metallic green with red spots, while the abdomen is red. The color is more green and partially golden in the male and more extensively golden-red in the female. The body is somewhat hairy. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hedychrum rutilans sighting in Cologne on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 133rd most-seen of the 235 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hedychrum rutilans in Cologne on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hedychrum rutilans sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Hedychrum rutilans sightings, Cologne ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Warsaw (Poland, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Hedychrum rutilans that you can see in Cologne (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Common Carder Bumble Bee (about 20%), European Hornet (about 10%) and Yellow-Legged Hornet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hedychrum rutilans is recorded against all the insects logged in Cologne (8 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.
