Cantharis livida

Cantharis livida

Cantharis livida

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at London

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

17 Verified sightings at London
97 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Cantharis livida

Cantharis livida, the pale soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle belonging to the genus Cantharis and the family Cantharidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
2 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
5 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
6 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
3 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
4 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
5 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%
6 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
7 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
8 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
9 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
~10%
10 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cantharis livida in London?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis livida sighting in London on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 821st most-seen of the 1504 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cantharis livida in London?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis livida in London on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cantharis livida?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cantharis livida sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is London the best place to see a Cantharis livida?

36th of 36

Of the 36 cities where we can rate Cantharis livida sightings, London ranks 36th at under 5%. The best odds are in Amsterdam (Netherlands, about 10%), Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Turin (Italy, about 10%).

Where does the Cantharis livida sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cantharis livida is recorded against all the insects logged in London (17 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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