Cantharis pellucida
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cantharis pellucida is a species of soldier beetle native to Europe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 6 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 7 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis pellucida sighting in Saint Petersburg on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 248th most-seen of the 448 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.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis pellucida in Saint Petersburg on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cantharis pellucida sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Cantharis pellucida sightings, Saint Petersburg ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Leeds (United Kingdom, under 5%) and Hamburg (Germany, under 5%).
Same genus: Cantharis
The closest relatives of the Cantharis pellucida that you can see in Saint Petersburg (genus Cantharis) are Dark Sailor Beetle (about 10%) and Cantharis livida (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cantharis pellucida is recorded against all the insects logged in Saint Petersburg (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.
