Oiceoptoma thoracicum
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle sighting in Biebrza National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 79th most-seen of the 97 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle in Biebrza National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and June–October, the lowest months. December has too few records to rate.
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.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle sightings, Biebrza National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. 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 order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle that you can see in Biebrza National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are European Rose Chafer (about 30%), Lesser Stag Beetle (about 30%) and Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%), 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 Biebrza 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.
