Obscure Carrion Beetle

Obscure Carrion Beetle

Silpha obscura

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Bavarian Forest National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Bavarian Forest National Park From 2019 to 2026
27 In all 4 parks
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~10%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
3 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
4 Minsk 🇧🇾 Belarus
~10%
5 Kazan 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
6 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
7 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
8 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
9 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
10 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Obscure Carrion Beetle in Bavarian Forest National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Carrion Beetle sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 964th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Obscure Carrion Beetle in Bavarian Forest National Park?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Carrion Beetle in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Obscure Carrion Beetle?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Obscure Carrion Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Bavarian Forest National Park the best place to see an Obscure Carrion Beetle?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Obscure Carrion Beetle sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 10%) and Cévennes National Park (France, under 5%).

Where does the Obscure Carrion Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Obscure Carrion Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (5 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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