Rustic Sailor Beetle

Rustic Sailor Beetle

Cantharis rustica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kharkiv

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

27 Verified sightings at Kharkiv
216 In all 9 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rustic Sailor Beetle

Cantharis rustica, the rustic sailor beetle, is a species of soldier beetle found from Europe to Central Russia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
2 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
3 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
5 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~10%
8 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
9 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
3 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~20%
4 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~20%
5 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
6 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
7 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
8 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
9 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
10 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rustic Sailor Beetle in Kharkiv?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rustic Sailor Beetle sighting in Kharkiv on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 27th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rustic Sailor Beetle in Kharkiv?

May

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rustic Sailor Beetle in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Rustic Sailor Beetle?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rustic Sailor 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.

Is Kharkiv the best place to see a Rustic Sailor Beetle?

Yes

Of the 25 cities where we can rate Rustic Sailor Beetle sightings, Kharkiv has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kyiv (Ukraine, about 20%) and Prague (Czechia, about 20%).

Where does the Rustic Sailor Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rustic Sailor Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (27 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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