Typhaeus typhoeus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Typhaeus typhoeus, the minotaur beetle, is a beetle in the family Geotrupidae, also referred to as earth-boring dung beetles. They are native to Europe. The beetle is named after the Typhon, a giant of Greek mythology. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Minotaur Beetle sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 801st 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.
February and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Minotaur Beetle in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Minotaur Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Minotaur Beetle sightings, Berlin ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Porto (Portugal, about 10%) and London (United Kingdom, under 5%).
Same family: Geotrupidae
The closest relatives of the Minotaur Beetle that you can see in Berlin (family Geotrupidae, Earth-boring Beetles) are Springtime Dung Beetle (about 10%) and Woodland Dor Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Minotaur Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (7 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.
