Bolitophagus reticulatus

Bolitophagus reticulatus

Bolitophagus reticulatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bavarian Forest National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

11 Verified sightings at Bavarian Forest National Park From 2019 to 2026
11 In 1 park
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
3 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
<5%
4 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bolitophagus reticulatus in Bavarian Forest National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bolitophagus reticulatus sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 523rd most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Bolitophagus reticulatus in Bavarian Forest National Park?

April–July and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bolitophagus reticulatus in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Bolitophagus reticulatus?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bolitophagus reticulatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Bolitophagus reticulatus?

Only Bavarian Forest National Park, in our data

Bavarian Forest National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bolitophagus reticulatus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Bolitophagus reticulatus live in Bavarian Forest National Park?

Same family: Tenebrionidae

The closest relatives of the Bolitophagus reticulatus that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Tenebrionidae, Darkling Beetles) are Diaperis boleti (about 10%), Stenomax aeneus (about 10%) and Rough-Haired Lagria Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Bolitophagus reticulatus sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bolitophagus reticulatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (11 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.

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