Abax parallelepipedus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Abax parallelepipedus is a species of ground beetle native to Europe, where it is found in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, Estonia, mainland France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, mainland Italy, Kaliningrad, Latvia (doubtful), Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, mainland Norway, Poland, central and southern Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, mainland Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. The species is also an introduced species in North America, where it was first detected in 1965. American records are from Atlantic Canada and Jamaica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Abax parallelepipedus sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 367th most-seen of the 811 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.
March to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Abax parallelepipedus in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in July to February, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Abax parallelepipedus sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Abax parallelepipedus sightings, Birmingham has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kyiv (Ukraine, under 5%) and London (United Kingdom, under 5%).
Same family: Carabidae
The closest relatives of the Abax parallelepipedus that you can see in Birmingham (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Black Clock (about 10%) and Violet Ground Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Abax parallelepipedus is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (17 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.
