Spilostethus saxatilis

Spilostethus saxatilis

Spilostethus saxatilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Picos de Europa National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

10 Verified sightings at Picos de Europa National Park From 2019 to 2026
291 In all 12 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Spilostethus saxatilis

Spilostethus saxatilis is a species of bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Lygaeinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
2 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~20%
3 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
4 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
5 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
6 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
10 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
11 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
12 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
2 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spilostethus saxatilis in Picos de Europa National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spilostethus saxatilis sighting in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 57th most-seen of the 118 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.

When is the best time to see a Spilostethus saxatilis in Picos de Europa National Park?

June

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spilostethus saxatilis in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and October–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Spilostethus saxatilis?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spilostethus saxatilis 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 Picos de Europa National Park the best place to see a Spilostethus saxatilis?

3rd of 12

Of the 12 parks where we can rate Spilostethus saxatilis sightings, Picos de Europa National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Ecrins National Park (France, about 30%) and Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 20%).

Where does the Spilostethus saxatilis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spilostethus saxatilis is recorded against all the insects logged in Picos de Europa National Park (10 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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