Cercopis sanguinolenta
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Cercopis sanguinolenta is a species of froghopper in the family Cercopidae. This species mainly occurs in southern Europe up to Caucasus and the Near East. These froghoppers inhabit dry, sunny slopes and herbaceous rich clearings.
Cercopis sanguinolenta can reach a length of 6–11 millimetres (0.24–0.43 in). The male is larger than the female. These froghopper are shining black with bright red marks on the elytra, one spot at the base, one spot in the middle and a stripe at the apex.
Bodies in dorsal view are elongated and ovoid. The head is much narrower than the pronotum. Legs are always completely black. Very rarely, red marks are reduced or even missing, and such specimens are almost completely black. The adults of Cercopis, just after getting free from the nymphal exuvia, show pink or whitish markings instead of blood-red.
This species is very similar to Cercopis vulnerata, but its red stripes are smaller and the rear stripe is only slightly curved, while in Cercopis vulnerata it is U-shaped. Cercopis sanguinolenta also has a few black spots on the ventral plates of the connexivum, the lateral border of the abdomen. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cercopis sanguinolenta sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 308 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cercopis sanguinolenta in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cercopis sanguinolenta sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Cercopis sanguinolenta sightings, Vanoise National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Ecrins National Park (France, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Cercopis sanguinolenta that you can see in Vanoise National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Sloe Bug (about 30%), Eurydema rotundicollis (about 20%) and Rosy Plant Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cercopis sanguinolenta is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (12 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.
