Daffodil Leaf-Beetle

Daffodil Leaf-Beetle

Exosoma lusitanicum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Ecrins National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

6 Verified sightings at Ecrins National Park From 2019 to 2026
377 In all 9 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Daffodil Leaf-Beetle

Exosoma lusitanicum, the daffodil leaf beetle, is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
3 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
4 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
5 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
6 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
7 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
9 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
<5%
3 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
4 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
5 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Daffodil Leaf-Beetle in Ecrins National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Daffodil Leaf-Beetle sighting in Ecrins National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 187th most-seen of the 251 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Daffodil Leaf-Beetle in Ecrins National Park?

June

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Daffodil Leaf-Beetle in Ecrins National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Daffodil Leaf-Beetle?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Which relatives of the Daffodil Leaf-Beetle live in Ecrins National Park?

Same family: Chrysomelidae

The closest relatives of the Daffodil Leaf-Beetle that you can see in Ecrins National Park (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Sermylassa halensis (about 10%) and Lily Leaf Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Daffodil Leaf-Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Daffodil Leaf-Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Ecrins National Park (6 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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