Cryptocephalus rugicollis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptocephalus rugicollis sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 226th most-seen of the 597 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptocephalus rugicollis in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cryptocephalus rugicollis 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 4 parks where we can rate Cryptocephalus rugicollis sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Camargue (France, about 10%).
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Cryptocephalus rugicollis that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Daffodil Leaf-Beetle (about 10%), Rosemary Beetle (about 10%) and Bronze Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cryptocephalus rugicollis is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (18 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.
