Anoplotrupes balyi
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anoplotrupes balyi sighting in Acadia National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 202nd most-seen of the 405 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anoplotrupes balyi in Acadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and November–April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anoplotrupes balyi 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 4 parks where we can rate Anoplotrupes balyi sightings, Acadia National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Anoplotrupes balyi that you can see in Acadia National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%), Japanese Beetle (about 30%) and Winter Firefly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anoplotrupes balyi is recorded against all the insects logged in Acadia National Park (10 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.
