Brachypterolus pulicarius
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Brachypterolus pulicarius, known generally as the toadflax flower-eating beetle or antirrhinum beetle, is a species of short-winged flower beetle in the family Kateretidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Anchorage | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Toadflax Flower Beetle sighting in Anchorage on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 45th most-seen of the 59 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.
May to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Toadflax Flower Beetle in Anchorage on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
Only Anchorage, in our data
Anchorage is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Toadflax Flower Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Toadflax Flower Beetle that you can see in Anchorage (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Two-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%), Rain Beetle (about 20%) and Larder Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Toadflax Flower Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Anchorage (6 verified sightings), 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.
