Iberodorcadion fuliginator
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Iberodorcadion fuliginator is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is known from Central Europe: Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg (from where it is considered to be extirpated), Netherlands, Portugal, France, Germany, Austria, Lithuania, and Switzerland.
Iberodorcadion fuliginator is a flightless beetle that feeds on grass. Its range extends from the Iberian Peninsula through Central Europe to Poland and from the southern Netherlands to northern Switzerland. It is highly endangered.
The beetle has a 2-year life cycle. In the spring, eggs are deposited in stems of grass such as Bromus erectus, their main larval host. The larvae hatch in May or June, feed on grass roots, and pupate after winter hibernation. Adults emerge from the pupae in July or August, but remain in the soil until the end of their second winter hibernation. They emerge from the soil in the spring and are sexually active for about a month.
Iberodorcadion has sometimes been considered a subgenus of the genus Dorcadion, resulting in the name Dorcadion fuliginator for this species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Iberodorcadion fuliginator sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 79 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Iberodorcadion fuliginator in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, August and October–November, the lowest months. January has too few records to rate.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Iberodorcadion fuliginator sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Iberodorcadion fuliginator sightings, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 30%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 20%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Iberodorcadion fuliginator that you can see in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Speckled Longhorn Beetle (about 10%) and Red Pine Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Iberodorcadion fuliginator is recorded against all the insects logged in Ordesa y Monte Perdido 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.
