Agapanthia asphodeli
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Agapanthia asphodeli is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae found in Algeria, Central, Eastern and Western Europe, Tunisia and Turkey. Just like its cousin Agapanthia villosoviridescens, the species is brown coloured and has yellow lines along the elytron. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Agapanthia asphodeli sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 354th most-seen of the 597 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Agapanthia asphodeli in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Agapanthia asphodeli sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Agapanthia asphodeli sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Agapanthia asphodeli that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Stictoleptura stragulata (about 10%), Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle (about 10%) and Iberodorcadion perezi (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Agapanthia asphodeli is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama 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.
