Dermestes laniarius

Dermestes laniarius

Dermestes laniarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Budapest

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

6 Verified sightings at Budapest
8 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Dermestes laniarius

Dermestes laniarius is a species of beetle found in the Palearctic, including Europe, and North Africa. In Europe, it is known from Albania, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, Estonia, Finland, mainland France, Germany, Hungary, mainland Italy, Kaliningrad, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, North Macedonia, mainland Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, mainland Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Former Yugoslavia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
3 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~10%
4 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
5 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
6 Belgrade 🇷🇸 Serbia
~10%
7 Kazan 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
8 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
9 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
10 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Dermestes laniarius in Budapest?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dermestes laniarius sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 306th most-seen of the 404 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.

When is the best time to see a Dermestes laniarius in Budapest?

April–June and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dermestes laniarius in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Dermestes laniarius?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dermestes laniarius sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Budapest the best place to see a Dermestes laniarius?

Among the best

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Dermestes laniarius sightings, Budapest ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Bucharest (Romania, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Dermestes laniarius live in Budapest?

Same family: Dermestidae

The closest relatives of the Dermestes laniarius that you can see in Budapest (family Dermestidae, Skin Beetles) are Varied Carpet Beetle (about 10%) and Common Carpet Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Dermestes laniarius sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Dermestes laniarius is recorded against all the insects logged in Budapest (6 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.

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