Attagenus quadrimaculatus

Attagenus quadrimaculatus

Attagenus quadrimaculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Athens

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Athens
April Best month

About the Attagenus quadrimaculatus

Attagenus quadrimaculatus is a species of carpet beetle in the subfamily Attageninae, family Dermestidae. It is generally found in the Mediterranean area. Confirmed records exist for Greece and France and it is possibly present in other countries such as:

Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, Caucasus region Asia: Jordan, Lebanon Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Athens 🇬🇷 Greece
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Attagenus quadrimaculatus in Athens?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Attagenus quadrimaculatus sighting in Athens on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 198th most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Attagenus quadrimaculatus in Athens?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Attagenus quadrimaculatus in Athens on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.

Where else can you see an Attagenus quadrimaculatus?

Only Athens, in our data

Athens is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Attagenus quadrimaculatus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Attagenus quadrimaculatus sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Attagenus quadrimaculatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Athens (5 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.

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