Cantharis livida
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Cantharis livida, the pale soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle belonging to the genus Cantharis and the family Cantharidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 2 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 3 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 4 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 5 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 6 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 8 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 10 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis livida sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 133 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 68th most-seen of the 1111 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, 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 Cantharis livida in Moscow on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 36 cities where we can rate Cantharis livida sightings, Moscow ranks 25th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Amsterdam (Netherlands, about 10%), Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Turin (Italy, about 10%).
Same genus: Cantharis
The closest relatives of the Cantharis livida that you can see in Moscow (genus Cantharis) are Rustic Sailor Beetle (about 10%), Dark Sailor Beetle (about 10%) and Grey Sailor Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cantharis livida is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (133 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.
