Cantharis rustica
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Cantharis rustica, the rustic sailor beetle, is a species of soldier beetle found from Europe to Central Russia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 8 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rustic Sailor Beetle sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th 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 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rustic Sailor Beetle in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and July–November, the lowest months. January has too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rustic Sailor 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.
Among the best
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Rustic Sailor Beetle sightings, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Rustic Sailor Beetle that you can see in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Woodland Dor Beetle (about 30%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%) and Eurasian Bee Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rustic Sailor Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (9 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.
