Megalodontes cephalotes
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Megalodontes cephalotes is a species of sawflies within the Symphyta belonging to the family Megalodontesidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Megalodontes cephalotes sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 196th most-seen of the 308 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.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Megalodontes cephalotes in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Megalodontes cephalotes sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Megalodontes cephalotes sightings, Vanoise National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Megalodontes cephalotes that you can see in Vanoise National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Large Velvet Ant (about 20%), Early Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Brown-Black Carpenter Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Megalodontes cephalotes is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (7 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.
