Aromia moschata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The musk beetle (Aromia moschata) is a Eurasian species of longhorn beetle belonging to the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Callichromatini. Its name comes from the delicate musky smell it emits when menaced. The beetle has a shell with an iridescence tone that changes with the angle of view. It has a hard shell around the thorax with hard sharp spines. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 3 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Musk Beetle sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 59 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 146th most-seen of the 1065 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Musk Beetle in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. That is one of Berlin's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 30 mm in April.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Musk Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Musk Beetle sightings, Berlin ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Musk Beetle that you can see in Berlin (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), Red Pine Longhorn Beetle (about 10%) and Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Musk Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (59 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.
