Cantharis livida
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Cantharis livida, the pale soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle belonging to the genus Cantharis and the family Cantharidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 2 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 3 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 4 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 5 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 6 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 8 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 10 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis livida sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 332nd most-seen of the 1406 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cantharis livida in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months. Those are among Vienna's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in February.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cantharis livida sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 36 cities where we can rate Cantharis livida sightings, Vienna ranks 27th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Amsterdam (Netherlands, about 10%), Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Turin (Italy, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cantharis livida is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (43 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.
