Oryctes nasicornis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) is a large flying beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae. The elytra are reddish brown... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a European Rhinoceros Beetle sighting in Brussels on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 235th most-seen of the 337 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Rhinoceros Beetle in Brussels on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most European Rhinoceros Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
32nd of 36
Of the 36 cities where we can rate European Rhinoceros Beetle sightings, Brussels ranks 32nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Naples (Italy, about 30%), Yerevan (Armenia, about 30%) and Rome (Italy, about 30%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the European Rhinoceros Beetle that you can see in Brussels (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Valgus hemipterus (about 10%), Common Cockchafer (about 10%) and Summer Chafer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the European Rhinoceros Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Brussels (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.
