Chelidurella acanthopygia

Chelidurella acanthopygia

Chelidurella acanthopygia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Berlin

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

14 Verified sightings at Berlin
20 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Chelidurella acanthopygia

Chelidurella acanthopygia is the type species of European earwigs in the genus Chelidurella (family Forficulidae); it was first described by Géné in 1832 (as Forficula acanthopygia). Records of occurrence are from: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
~10%
2 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
3 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
5 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chelidurella acanthopygia in Berlin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chelidurella acanthopygia sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 593rd most-seen of the 1065 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.

When is the best time to see a Chelidurella acanthopygia in Berlin?

January–February and October–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chelidurella acanthopygia in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Chelidurella acanthopygia?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chelidurella acanthopygia sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Berlin the best place to see a Chelidurella acanthopygia?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Chelidurella acanthopygia sightings, Berlin ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Stockholm (Sweden, about 10%) and Warsaw (Poland, under 5%).

Where does the Chelidurella acanthopygia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chelidurella acanthopygia is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (14 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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