Pyrochroa serraticornis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pyrochroa serraticornis, the cardinal beetle, is a species of fire-colored beetle in the family Pyrochroidae. It is found in Europe. Population from Germany and Eastern Europe belong to the cryptic species Pyrochroa bifoveata Molfini, Mancini & Bologna 2022. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 5 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 7 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 8 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 10 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Cardinal Beetle sighting in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 46th most-seen of the 355 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Cardinal Beetle in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Cardinal Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Common Cardinal Beetle sightings, Rotterdam [The Hague] ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Turin (Italy, about 10%), Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and London (United Kingdom, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Cardinal Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Rotterdam [The Hague] (50 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.
