Oedemera flavipes
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Oedemera flavipes is a very common species of beetle of the family Oedemeridae, subfamily Oedemerinae. These beetles are present in most of Europe and in the Near East. Their body is gray-green, dark green or coppery, while their forelegs are yellow (hence the Latin word flavipes) or reddish. As in most Oedemera species, the hind femora of the male are very swollen, whereas in the female the femora are thin.
The adults grow up to 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in) long and can mostly be encountered from May through July feeding on pollen and nectar, mainly on Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Convolvulaceae and Apiaceae species. They are a common prey of the checkered beetle, Trichodes alvearius.
The larvae develop in stems of herbaceous plants or in decaying branches. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Legged Thick-Legged Flower Beetle sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 137 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Legged Thick-Legged Flower Beetle in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months. Those are among Jerusalem's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Legged Thick-Legged Flower Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Yellow-Legged Thick-Legged Flower Beetle sightings, Jerusalem has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Barcelona (Spain, about 10%) and Rome (Italy, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Yellow-Legged Thick-Legged Flower Beetle that you can see in Jerusalem (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 40%), Oxythyrea noemi (about 30%) and Copper Chafer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Legged Thick-Legged Flower Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Jerusalem (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.
