European Rhinoceros Beetle

European Rhinoceros Beetle

Oryctes nasicornis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Hamburg

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

10 Verified sightings at Hamburg
97 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the European Rhinoceros Beetle

The European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) is a large flying beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae. The elytra are reddish brown... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Naples 🇮🇹 Italy
~30%
2 Yerevan 🇦🇲 Armenia
~30%
3 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~30%
4 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
5 Tashkent 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
~20%
6 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
7 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~20%
8 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
9 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
10 Almaty 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a European Rhinoceros Beetle in Hamburg?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Rhinoceros Beetle sighting in Hamburg on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 226th most-seen of the 423 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.

When is the best time to see a European Rhinoceros Beetle in Hamburg?

June and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Rhinoceros Beetle in Hamburg on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a European Rhinoceros Beetle?

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.

Is Hamburg the best place to see a European Rhinoceros Beetle?

29th of 36

Of the 36 cities where we can rate European Rhinoceros Beetle sightings, Hamburg ranks 29th at about 10%. The best odds are in Naples (Italy, about 30%), Yerevan (Armenia, about 30%) and Rome (Italy, about 30%).

Which relatives of the European Rhinoceros Beetle live in Hamburg?

Same family: Scarabaeidae

The closest relatives of the European Rhinoceros Beetle that you can see in Hamburg (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Garden Chafer (about 10%), Mediterranean Spotted Chafer (about 10%) and Brown Chafer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the European Rhinoceros Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the European Rhinoceros Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Hamburg (10 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.

← Back to Hamburg