Hemicrepidius niger
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Hemicrepidius niger is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 3 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hemicrepidius niger sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 269th 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hemicrepidius niger in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Hemicrepidius niger sightings, Helsinki has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Rotterdam [The Hague] (Netherlands, under 5%) and Moscow (Russia, under 5%).
Same family: Elateridae
The closest relatives of the Hemicrepidius niger that you can see in Helsinki (family Elateridae, Click Beetles) are Chequered Click Beetle (about 10%), Margined Click Beetle (about 10%) and Belted Click Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hemicrepidius niger is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (25 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.
