Ampedus balteatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Ampedus balteatus, the belted click beetle, is a species of beetle from the family Elateridae and the genus Ampedus. It can be found in coniferous forest habitat. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Belted Click Beetle sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 292nd most-seen of the 838 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.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Belted Click Beetle in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Belted Click Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Belted Click Beetle sightings, Helsinki has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Berlin (Germany, under 5%).
Same family: Elateridae
The closest relatives of the Belted Click Beetle that you can see in Helsinki (family Elateridae, Click Beetles) are Chequered Click Beetle (about 10%), Margined Click Beetle (about 10%) and Hemicrepidius niger (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Belted Click Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (21 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.
