Odontolabis cuvera
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Odontolabis cuvera, the golden stag beetle, is a beetle of the family Lucanidae, stag beetles. The Latin species name Cuvera comes from a mythical king of riches (Kubera or "Kuvera") who lived in the Himalayas. Odontolabis cuvera alticola Möllenkamp, 1902
Moreover, males have a conspicuously elongated and large pair of mandibles. The basic color of the body is black. Elytra have broad orange margins on the outer edge. The female closely resembles the male in coloration but it lacks long mandibles.
The remarkably disparity between male and females (sexual dimorphism) evolved through sexual selection... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Hangzhou | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Stag Beetle sighting in Hangzhou on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 145th most-seen of the 172 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.
June–July, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Stag Beetle in Hangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in August, October and December–May, the lowest months.
Only Hangzhou, in our data
Hangzhou is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Golden Stag Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Stag Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Hangzhou (5 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.
