Cantharis obscura
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cantharis obscura is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cantharidae Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis obscura sighting in Stockholm on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 85th most-seen of the 202 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis obscura in Stockholm on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cantharis obscura sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Cantharis obscura sightings, Stockholm ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%).
Same genus: Cantharis
The closest relatives of the Cantharis obscura that you can see in Stockholm (genus Cantharis) are Dark Sailor Beetle (about 10%), Rustic 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 obscura is recorded against all the insects logged in Stockholm (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.
