Oiceoptoma thoracicum
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 300 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, 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.
3rd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle sightings, Cairngorms National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 30%) and Gauja National Park (Latvia, about 30%).
Same family: Staphylinidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle that you can see in Cairngorms National Park (family Staphylinidae, Rove Beetles) are Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle (about 20%), Banded Sexton Beetle (about 10%) and Black Burying Beetle (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 Cairngorms National Park (43 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.
