Scaphidium quadrimaculatum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Scaphidium quadrimaculatum, common name orange-spotted scaphidium or shining fungus beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae subfamily Scaphidiinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Spotted Scaphidium sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 377th 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Spotted Scaphidium in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Spotted Scaphidium 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 3 parks where we can rate Orange-Spotted Scaphidium sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Staphylinidae
The closest relatives of the Orange-Spotted Scaphidium that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Staphylinidae, Rove Beetles) are Black Snail Beetle (about 10%), Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle (about 10%) and Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Spotted Scaphidium is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (15 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.
