Pentodon algerinus
Silhouette: C. Camilo Julián-Caballero · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pentodon is a genus of Palaearctic beetles belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae, it is the type genus of tribe Pentodontini. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pentodon algerinus sighting in Dubai on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 54 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pentodon algerinus in Dubai on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and June, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pentodon algerinus 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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Pentodon algerinus sightings, Dubai ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Doha (Qatar, about 40%), Manama (Bahrain, about 30%) and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, about 30%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Pentodon algerinus that you can see in Dubai (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Khomeini Beetle (about 10%) and Oryctes agamemnon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pentodon algerinus is recorded against all the insects logged in Dubai (29 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.
