Agrypnus murinus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Agrypnus murinus, known as the mottled dingy-brown click beetle, is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae subfamily Agrypninae. This beetle is present in most of Europe, the eastern Palearctic realm, the Near East and the Nearctic realm.
The dark-brown larvae of this beetle develop in the soil, eating roots, worms and larvae of other insects. The adults grow up to 10–17 millimetres (0.39–0.67 in) long and is mostly encountered from late April through June in open or mountain areas, low forests or grassland habitats, being sometimes dangerous for crops.
The whole body is grey-brown with greyish points and is covered with a thick pubescence, while legs and antennae are mainly reddish or dark-brown. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Dingy-Brown Click Beetle sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 119th most-seen of the 1115 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.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Dingy-Brown Click Beetle in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mottled Dingy-Brown Click Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Mottled Dingy-Brown Click Beetle sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 20%), Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 10%) and Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 10%).
Same family: Elateridae
The closest relatives of the Mottled Dingy-Brown Click Beetle that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Elateridae, Click Beetles) are Copper Click Beetle (about 10%), Bordered Click Beetle (about 10%) and Margined Click Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mottled Dingy-Brown Click Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (38 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.
