Hycleus polymorphus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Hycleus polymorphus is a species of Blister Beetles belonging to the family Meloidae subfamily Meloinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hycleus polymorphus sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 111th most-seen of the 412 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.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hycleus polymorphus in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. That is one of Mercantour National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 140 mm in October.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hycleus polymorphus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Hycleus polymorphus sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%) and Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Hycleus polymorphus that you can see in Mercantour National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Copper Chafer (about 30%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%) and Cicindela gallica (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hycleus polymorphus is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (18 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.
