Heliotaurus ruficollis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Heliotaurus ruficollis is a species of comb-clawed beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, found in southern Europe and northern Africa. The beetles are generally black with a dark red thorax. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heliotaurus ruficollis sighting in Doñana National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 87 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Heliotaurus ruficollis in Doñana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months. That is one of Doñana National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 90 mm in October.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heliotaurus ruficollis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Heliotaurus ruficollis sightings, Doñana National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 30%), Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Tenebrionidae
The closest relatives of the Heliotaurus ruficollis that you can see in Doñana National Park (family Tenebrionidae, Darkling Beetles) are Pimelia costata (about 20%) and Akis granulifera (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heliotaurus ruficollis is recorded against all the insects logged in Doñana National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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