Welsh Chafer

Welsh Chafer

Hoplia philanthus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Liverpool

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

90 Verified sightings at Liverpool
14 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
2 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
3 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
6 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
7 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Welsh Chafer in Liverpool?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Welsh Chafer sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 90 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 106th most-seen of the 632 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 Welsh Chafer in Liverpool?

June

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Welsh Chafer in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Welsh Chafer?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Welsh Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Liverpool the best place to see a Welsh Chafer?

Yes

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Welsh Chafer sightings, Liverpool has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 20%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Welsh Chafer live in Liverpool?

Same family: Scarabaeidae

The closest relatives of the Welsh Chafer that you can see in Liverpool (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Garden Chafer (about 10%) and Common Cockchafer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Welsh Chafer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Welsh Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (90 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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