Ectobius lapponicus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Ectobius lapponicus, also known as the dusky cockroach, is a species of cockroach found in Europe, northern Asia (excluding China), the northeastern United States, and southeastern Canada. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 3 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 4 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
No species of the same family or order lives in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Cockroach sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 68 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.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Cockroach in Cape Breton Highlands National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky Cockroach sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dusky Cockroach sightings, Cape Breton Highlands National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Acadia National Park (United States, about 10%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky Cockroach is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Breton Highlands National Park (10 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.
