Liophloeus tessulatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Liophloeus tessulatus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae. It reaches up to around 10 mm in length. The species was scientifically described in 1776 by Otto Friedrich Müller as Curculio tessulatus. It was also described as Liophloeus schmidti (Boheman, 1824).
The species feed on a variety of wild plants including Creeping Thistle, Cow Parsley, Hogweed, Ivy and Colt's-foot. The larva develop on the roots of these plants where they take two years to grow into adults. It reproduces parthenogenically at lower altitudes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 4 | Minsk | 🇧🇾 Belarus | |
| 5 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 6 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chequered Weevil sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 349th most-seen of the 753 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chequered Weevil in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chequered Weevil sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 20 cities where we can rate Chequered Weevil sightings, Kyiv ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Paris (France, about 10%), Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, about 10%) and Brussels (Belgium, about 10%).
Same family: Curculionidae
The closest relatives of the Chequered Weevil that you can see in Kyiv (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Nettle Weevil (about 20%), Sciaphobus squalidus (about 10%) and Common Leaf Weevil (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chequered Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Kyiv (13 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.
