Oedemera nobilis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Oedemera nobilis, also known as the false oil beetle, thick-legged flower beetle or swollen-thighed beetle, is a beetle in the family Oedemeridae, a common species in Western Europe, including south and central England. The male of Oedemera nobilis, as in most Oedemera species, possesses hind femora that are very swollen, whereas in the female the femora are thin; the elytra are strongly narrowed towards the apexes, not hiding the membranous hind wings. It is bright green, frequently with a golden or coppery shine; some individuals are blue or violaceous. It can only be confused with Oedemera flavipes (which does not live in the British Isles), from which it differs by its colour, as well as by the long white pubescence on the head, pronotum and hind tibiae of males.
Oedemera nobilis is abundant in spring on several flower species; the males are very conspicuous by their swollen femora and bright green colour. It feeds on pollen and nectar of Asteraceae, Cyperaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cruciferae, Dipsacaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Poaceae, Papaveraceae, Plantaginaceae, Rosaceae, Rubiaceae and Apiaceae. The larvae develop on dry stems of Spartium and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Lyon | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Naples | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 10 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-Legged Flower Beetle sighting in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 65th 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.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-Legged Flower Beetle in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and August–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thick-Legged Flower 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 8 parks where we can rate Thick-Legged Flower Beetle sightings, Picos de Europa National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Thick-Legged Flower Beetle that you can see in Picos de Europa National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%), Daffodil Leaf-Beetle (about 30%) and European Stag Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thick-Legged Flower Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Picos de Europa 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.
