Cantharis obscura
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Cantharis obscura is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cantharidae Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis obscura sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 838 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis obscura in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cantharis obscura sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Cantharis obscura sightings, Helsinki has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Stockholm (Sweden, about 10%) and Prague (Czechia, under 5%).
Same genus: Cantharis
The closest relatives of the Cantharis obscura that you can see in Helsinki (genus Cantharis) are Rustic Sailor Beetle (about 10%), Dark Sailor Beetle (about 10%) and Grey Sailor Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cantharis obscura is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (75 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.
