Pine Chafer

Pine Chafer

Polyphylla fullo

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Yerevan

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

8 Verified sightings at Yerevan
56 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Pine Chafer

Polyphylla fullo, the pine chafer, is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Melolonthinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
2 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yerevan 🇦🇲 Armenia
~20%
2 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
3 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
4 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
5 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
<5%
6 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pine Chafer in Yerevan?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Chafer sighting in Yerevan on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 32 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pine Chafer in Yerevan?

July

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Chafer in Yerevan on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and August–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pine Chafer?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pine Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Yerevan the best place to see a Pine Chafer?

Yes

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Pine Chafer sightings, Yerevan has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Turin (Italy, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Pine Chafer live in Yerevan?

Same family: Scarabaeidae

The closest relatives of the Pine Chafer that you can see in Yerevan (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are European Rhinoceros Beetle (about 30%) and Copper Chafer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pine Chafer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pine Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Yerevan (8 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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