Oiceoptoma thoracicum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Oiceoptoma thoracicum, the red-breasted carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in the Palearctic. As a carrion beetle, this species is a generalist that can have importance in forensic entomology. Larval survival to adulthood occurs most often if the beetles are fed pork compared to beef or chicken. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 3 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th 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.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to February, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 30%), Gauja National Park (Latvia, about 30%) and Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 20%).
Same family: Staphylinidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Staphylinidae, Rove Beetles) are Black Snail Beetle (about 10%), Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle (about 10%) and Orange-Spotted Scaphidium (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (34 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.
