Heliotaurus ruficollis
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Heliotaurus ruficollis is a species of comb-clawed beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, found in southern Europe and northern Africa. The beetles are generally black with a dark red thorax. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Heliotaurus ruficollis sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Heliotaurus ruficollis in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heliotaurus ruficollis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Heliotaurus ruficollis sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 30%).
Same family: Tenebrionidae
The closest relatives of the Heliotaurus ruficollis that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Tenebrionidae, Darkling Beetles) are Proctenius granatensis (about 20%), Pimelia monticola (about 10%) and Dichillus subcostatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heliotaurus ruficollis is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (21 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.
