Oedemera flavipes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Legged Thick-Legged Flower Beetle sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 430th 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Legged Thick-Legged Flower Beetle in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
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.
5th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Yellow-Legged Thick-Legged Flower Beetle sightings, Kyiv ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Jerusalem (Israel, about 20%), Barcelona (Spain, about 10%) and Rome (Italy, about 10%).
Same genus: Oedemera
The closest relatives of the Yellow-Legged Thick-Legged Flower Beetle that you can see in Kyiv (genus Oedemera) are Oedemera femorata (about 10%) and Oedemera podagrariae (about 10%), 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 Kyiv (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.
