Dactylosternum abdominale
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Dactylosternum abdominale is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. It is found in Africa, Australia, the Caribbean Sea, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), Central America, North America, Oceania, South America, and Southern Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dactylosternum abdominale sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 459th most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, July and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dactylosternum abdominale in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, August–October and December–March, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dactylosternum abdominale sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Dactylosternum abdominale that you can see in Auckland (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Steelblue Lady Beetle (about 30%), Fungus-Eating Ladybird (about 20%) and Hadda Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dactylosternum abdominale is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (9 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.
