Pyrochroa serraticornis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pyrochroa serraticornis, the cardinal beetle, is a species of fire-colored beetle in the family Pyrochroidae. It is found in Europe. Population from Germany and Eastern Europe belong to the cryptic species Pyrochroa bifoveata Molfini, Mancini & Bologna 2022. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 5 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 7 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 8 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 10 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Cardinal Beetle sighting in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 294th most-seen of the 387 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 Common Cardinal Beetle in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Cardinal Beetle 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 5 parks where we can rate Common Cardinal Beetle sightings, Snowdonia National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Common Cardinal Beetle that you can see in Snowdonia National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Woodland Dor Beetle (about 30%), Garden Chafer (about 30%) and Two-Banded Longhorn Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Cardinal Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Snowdonia National Park (6 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.
