Lacon punctatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Lacon punctatus is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae subfamily Agrypninae.A group of insects having all the ability to escape from predators by making fast movements by folding themselves with their muscles and jumping out of reach.Similar to the Grasshoppers to escape from predators. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lacon punctatus sighting in Doñana National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April and December–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lacon punctatus in Doñana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to November, the lowest months. Those are among Doñana National Park's wettest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lacon punctatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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Of the 3 parks where we can rate Lacon punctatus sightings, Doñana National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Cévennes National Park (France, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Lacon punctatus that you can see in Doñana National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Ateuchetus cicatricosus (about 30%), Chalcophora massiliensis (about 20%) and Brassy False Long-Horned Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lacon punctatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Doñana National Park (10 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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