Diaperis boleti
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Diaperis boleti sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 317th 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.
April to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Diaperis boleti in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Diaperis boleti sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Diaperis boleti sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 10%).
Same family: Tenebrionidae
The closest relatives of the Diaperis boleti that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Tenebrionidae, Darkling Beetles) are Stenomax aeneus (about 10%), Bolitophagus reticulatus (about 10%) and Rough-Haired Lagria Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Diaperis boleti is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (16 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.
