Anchomenus dorsalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Anchomenus dorsalis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Platyninae. It is found in Europe, North Africa, West and Central Asia. This beetle is bright green-blue and red-brown in color. The adults are 5.6–7.7 mm long, with females larger than males.
This beetle forms aggregations of several individuals, often with beetles of the genus Brachinus. When disturbed it releases a volatile that contains undecane. Its coloration may be aposematic mimicry of the similarly colored Brachinus beetles it lives with, which emit a much more powerful antipredator volatile mix. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | |
| 2 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 3 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 6 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anchomenus dorsalis sighting in Bucharest on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 68th most-seen of the 361 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.
March and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Anchomenus dorsalis in Bucharest on a given day, against under 5% in August and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anchomenus dorsalis 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 6 cities where we can rate Anchomenus dorsalis sightings, Bucharest has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Vienna (Austria, under 5%) and Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, under 5%).
Same family: Carabidae
The closest relatives of the Anchomenus dorsalis that you can see in Bucharest (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Leather Beetle (about 10%) and Carabus ulrichii (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anchomenus dorsalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Bucharest (21 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.
