Cercopis vulnerata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Cercopis vulnerata (also known as the black-and-red froghopper or red-and-black froghopper) is a species of froghopper in the family Cercopidae. This species is present in most of Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Spain, the former Yugoslavia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Great Britain and Italy).
These froghoppers inhabit sunny southern slopes of the mountains, grasslands, meadows, spruce forest edges, moors, verges, clearings and city parks. They can be found on woody or herbaceous plants, mainly in wooded areas.
The male of Cercopis vulnerata is 8.9–10.5 millimetres (0.35–0.41 in) in length, and the female 8.2–10.5 millimetres (0.32–0.41 in). These froghoppers have an elongate and strongly shielded body. They are shining black, with bright red marks on the elytra, one triangular mark at the base, one square mark in the middle and a stripe at the apex. These colors serves as a warning of their unpleasant taste.
The hind wings are brownish, smoky and translucent. Upper abdomen is black with narrow... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 2 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Lyon | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Istanbul | 🇹🇷 Turkey | |
| 7 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Cologne | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Froghopper sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Froghopper in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Froghopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Common Froghopper sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 30%), Cévennes National Park (France, about 20%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Froghopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (72 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.
