Liophloeus tessulatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Liophloeus tessulatus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae. It reaches up to around 10 mm in length. The species was scientifically described in 1776 by Otto Friedrich Müller as Curculio tessulatus. It was also described as Liophloeus schmidti (Boheman, 1824).
The species feed on a variety of wild plants including Creeping Thistle, Cow Parsley, Hogweed, Ivy and Colt's-foot. The larva develop on the roots of these plants where they take two years to grow into adults. It reproduces parthenogenically at lower altitudes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 4 | Minsk | 🇧🇾 Belarus | |
| 5 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 6 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chequered Weevil sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 1026th most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chequered Weevil in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chequered Weevil sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Chequered Weevil sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chequered Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées 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.
