Dicladispa testacea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Dicladispa testacea, also known as the prickly rockrose leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dicladispa testacea 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.
July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dicladispa testacea in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and December–June, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dicladispa testacea 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 Dicladispa testacea sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Dicladispa testacea 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 Cryptocephalus rugicollis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dicladispa testacea 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.
