Attagenus woodroffei

Attagenus woodroffei

Attagenus woodroffei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Helsinki

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

17 Verified sightings at Helsinki
February Best month

About the Attagenus woodroffei

Attagenus woodroffei is a species of carpet beetle in the subfamily Attageninae, family Dermestidae. It is generally found in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The species has been introduced to Czech Republic, Germany, Ukraine and Israel. Visually it is very similar to a nearly cosmopolitan species, Attagenus fasciatus. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Attagenus woodroffei in Helsinki?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Attagenus woodroffei sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 325th most-seen of the 838 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 an Attagenus woodroffei in Helsinki?

January–March, May–June and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Attagenus woodroffei in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in April, July–August and October–December, the lowest months.

Where else can you see an Attagenus woodroffei?

Only Helsinki, in our data

Helsinki is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Attagenus woodroffei sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Attagenus woodroffei sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Attagenus woodroffei is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (17 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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