Malachius lusitanicus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malachius lusitanicus sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 149th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Malachius lusitanicus in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Malachius lusitanicus sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Malachius lusitanicus sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Malachius lusitanicus that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%), Physomeloe corallifer (about 20%) and Heliotaurus ruficollis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malachius lusitanicus is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (29 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.
