Melyridae (Soft-winged Flower Beetles)

Species in this group

Astylus atromaculatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Melyris viridis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Dicranolaius bellulus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Malachius lusitanicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Arthrobrachus nigromaculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colotes maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anthocomus fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Collops bipunctatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Malachius aeneus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dasytes caeruleus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anthocomus rufus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Malachius bipustulatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Dolichosoma lineare

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Soft-winged Flower Beetles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~30%
	Spotted Maize Beetle			~30%
2	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~20%
	Strandveld Groovewing Flower Beetle			~20%
3	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~20%
	Red And Blue Beetle			~20%
4	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Red And Blue Beetle			~10%
5	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	~10%
	Malachius lusitanicus			~10%
6	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~10%
	Arthrobrachus nigromaculatus			~10%
7	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 13	~10%
	Anthocomus fasciatus			~10%
	Dasytes caeruleus			~10%
8	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Red And Blue Beetle			~10%
9	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Colotes maculatus			~10%
10	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 13	~10%
	Red Malachite Beetle			~10%
	Dolichosoma lineare			<5%
11	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Red And Blue Beetle			~10%
12	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			<5%
	Dasytes caeruleus			<5%
13	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	~10%
	Malachius lusitanicus			~10%
14	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Two-Spotted Melyrid			~10%
15	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Scarlet Malachite Beetle			~10%
16	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Spotted Maize Beetle			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~30%
	Spotted Maize Beetle			~30%
2	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~20%
	Spotted Maize Beetle			~20%
3	Mendoza	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~20%
	Spotted Maize Beetle			~20%
4	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~20%
	Spotted Maize Beetle			~20%
5	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~10%
	Scarlet Malachite Beetle			~10%
6	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			~10%
	Red Malachite Beetle			<5%
	Anthocomus fasciatus			<5%
7	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Scarlet Malachite Beetle			~10%
	Two-Spotted Melyrid			~10%
8	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 13	~10%
	Red Malachite Beetle			~10%
	Dolichosoma lineare			<5%
9	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	3 of 13	~10%
	Red Malachite Beetle			<5%
	Anthocomus fasciatus			<5%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			<5%
10	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			~10%
	Anthocomus fasciatus			<5%
	Red Malachite Beetle			<5%
11	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			~10%
	Dasytes caeruleus			<5%
12	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 13	~10%
	Scarlet Malachite Beetle			~10%
	Two-Spotted Melyrid			<5%
13	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			~10%
	Anthocomus fasciatus			<5%
14	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			<5%
	Red Malachite Beetle			<5%
15	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Scarlet Malachite Beetle			~10%
16	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Spotted Maize Beetle			~10%
17	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Spotted Maize Beetle			~10%
18	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Scarlet Malachite Beetle			~10%
	Two-Spotted Melyrid			<5%
19	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			<5%
	Red Malachite Beetle			<5%
20	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			~10%
21	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			<5%
	Red Malachite Beetle			<5%
22	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			~10%
23	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			~10%
24	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			~10%
25	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			~10%
26	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			~10%
27	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 13	~10%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			<5%
	Red Malachite Beetle			<5%
28	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 13	<5%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			<5%
29	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 13	<5%
	Dasytes caeruleus			<5%
30	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	<5%
	Red And Blue Beetle			<5%
31	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	<5%
	Red And Blue Beetle			<5%
32	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 13	<5%
	Red Malachite Beetle			<5%
33	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 13	<5%
	Common Malachite-Beetle			<5%
34	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 13	<5%
	Red Malachite Beetle			<5%
35	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 13	<5%
	Scarlet Malachite Beetle			<5%
36	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Scarlet Malachite Beetle			<5%
37	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	<5%
	Scarlet Malachite Beetle			<5%
38	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	<5%
	Red And Blue Beetle			<5%

Soft-winged Flower Beetles

Species in this group

Spotted Maize Beetle

Strandveld Groovewing Flower Beetle

Red And Blue Beetle

Malachius lusitanicus

Arthrobrachus nigromaculatus

Colotes maculatus

Anthocomus fasciatus

Two-Spotted Melyrid

Scarlet Malachite Beetle

Dasytes caeruleus

Red Malachite Beetle

Common Malachite-Beetle

Dolichosoma lineare

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Soft-winged Flower Beetles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked