Heliotaurus ruficollis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Heliotaurus ruficollis is a species of comb-clawed beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, found in southern Europe and northern Africa. The beetles are generally black with a dark red thorax. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Heliotaurus ruficollis sighting in Porto on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 320th most-seen of the 498 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.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heliotaurus ruficollis in Porto on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months. Those are among Porto's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heliotaurus ruficollis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Heliotaurus ruficollis sightings, Porto ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Madrid (Spain, about 20%), Lisbon (Portugal, about 10%) and Algiers (Algeria, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heliotaurus ruficollis is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto (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.
