What are the chances of seeing a European Alpine Scorpionfly in Tatra National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Alpine Scorpionfly sighting in Tatra National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 74th most-seen of the 142 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a European Alpine Scorpionfly in Tatra National Park?
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a European Alpine Scorpionfly in Tatra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a European Alpine Scorpionfly?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most European Alpine Scorpionfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a European Alpine Scorpionfly?
Only Tatra National Park, in our data
Tatra National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate European Alpine Scorpionfly sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the European Alpine Scorpionfly sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the European Alpine Scorpionfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Tatra National Park (8 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.