Rose Sawfly

Rose Sawfly

Arge ochropus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Paris

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

10 Verified sightings at Paris
16 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rose Sawfly

Arge ochropus, the rose sawfly, is a species belonging to the family Argidae subfamily Arginae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tehran 🇮🇷 Iran
~20%
2 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
4 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
5 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
7 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
8 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
<5%
9 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
10 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rose Sawfly in Paris?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rose Sawfly sighting in Paris on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 561st most-seen of the 916 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 Rose Sawfly in Paris?

August

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rose Sawfly in Paris on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Rose Sawfly?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rose Sawfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Paris the best place to see a Rose Sawfly?

15th of 20

Of the 20 cities where we can rate Rose Sawfly sightings, Paris ranks 15th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tehran (Iran, about 20%), Barcelona (Spain, about 10%) and Valencia (Spain, about 10%).

Where does the Rose Sawfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rose Sawfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Paris (10 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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