Rose Sawfly

Rose Sawfly

Arge ochropus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Tehran

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

17 Verified sightings at Tehran
16 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rose Sawfly

Arge ochropus, the rose sawfly, is a species belonging to the family Argidae subfamily Arginae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tehran 🇮🇷 Iran
~20%
2 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
4 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
5 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
7 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
8 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
<5%
9 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
10 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rose Sawfly in Tehran?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rose Sawfly sighting in Tehran on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 34 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rose Sawfly in Tehran?

June and August–September

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rose Sawfly in Tehran on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months. Those are among Tehran's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in November.

What time of day is best to see a Rose Sawfly?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rose Sawfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Tehran the best place to see a Rose Sawfly?

Yes

Of the 20 cities where we can rate Rose Sawfly sightings, Tehran has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Barcelona (Spain, about 10%) and Valencia (Spain, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Rose Sawfly live in Tehran?

Same order: Hymenoptera

The closest relatives of the Rose Sawfly that you can see in Tehran (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Oriental Hornet (about 30%), German Yellowjacket (about 20%) and Arabian Paper Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Rose Sawfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rose Sawfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Tehran (17 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.

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