Mylabris variabilis

Mylabris variabilis

Mylabris variabilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kiskunság National Park

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

5 Verified sightings at Kiskunság National Park From 2019 to 2026
101 In all 3 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Mylabris variabilis

Mylabris variabilis is a species of blister beetle belonging to the Meloidae family. Mylabris variabilis var. sturmi Baudi This common species is present in most of Southern Europe, from the Iberian Peninsula to southern Russia. It can also be found in Caucaus and Transcaucasia, Near East and northern Levant, Middle East and Central Asia and Siberia.

Mylabris variabilis can reach a body length of 8–20 millimetres (0.31–0.79 in). These beetles have a cylindrical, elongate body with relatively convex, yellow-orange elytra and wide transverse black wavy stripes. Head is square shaped, with a flat forehead. Antennae are black and long with eleven segments. Pronotum is long and wide, with parallel sides. The size of the black markings and the color of elytra are very variable (hence the specie name variabilis). The color of their elytra can range from a yellow, to orange to a light brown. Normally they have three black bands. The 1st and 2nd bands are sometimes divided into four distinct... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
2 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
4 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mylabris variabilis in Kiskunság National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mylabris variabilis sighting in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 67th most-seen of the 95 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 Mylabris variabilis in Kiskunság National Park?

July

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Mylabris variabilis in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and August–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Mylabris variabilis?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Is Kiskunság National Park the best place to see a Mylabris variabilis?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Mylabris variabilis sightings, Kiskunság National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cévennes National Park (France, about 20%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Mylabris variabilis live in Kiskunság National Park?

Same order: Coleoptera

The closest relatives of the Mylabris variabilis that you can see in Kiskunság National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 40%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 40%) and Echinocerus floralis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Mylabris variabilis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mylabris variabilis is recorded against all the insects logged in Kiskunság National Park (5 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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