Cantharis rustica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cantharis rustica, the rustic sailor beetle, is a species of soldier beetle found from Europe to Central Russia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 8 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rustic Sailor Beetle sighting in Saint Petersburg on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 146th 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 Rustic Sailor Beetle in Saint Petersburg on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rustic Sailor 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.
24th of 25
Of the 25 cities where we can rate Rustic Sailor Beetle sightings, Saint Petersburg ranks 24th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 20%), Kyiv (Ukraine, about 20%) and Prague (Czechia, about 20%).
Same genus: Cantharis
The closest relatives of the Rustic Sailor Beetle 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 Rustic Sailor Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Saint Petersburg (19 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.
