What are the chances of seeing a Grain Support Beetle in Budapest?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grain Support Beetle sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 77th most-seen of the 404 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Grain Support Beetle in Budapest?
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Grain Support Beetle in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–March, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Grain Support Beetle?
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grain Support Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Is Budapest the best place to see a Grain Support Beetle?
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Grain Support Beetle sightings, Budapest has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Lyon (France, about 10%) and Bucharest (Romania, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Grain Support Beetle live in Budapest?
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Grain Support Beetle that you can see in Budapest (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Dorcadion aethiops (about 10%), Dorcadion pedestre (about 10%) and Echinocerus floralis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Grain Support Beetle sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grain Support Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Budapest (28 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.