Aromia moschata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The musk beetle (Aromia moschata) is a Eurasian species of longhorn beetle belonging to the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Callichromatini. Its name comes from the delicate musky smell it emits when menaced. The beetle has a shell with an iridescence tone that changes with the angle of view. It has a hard shell around the thorax with hard sharp spines. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 3 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Musk Beetle sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 62 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 74th most-seen of the 838 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Musk Beetle in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Musk Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Musk Beetle sightings, Helsinki has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Berlin (Germany, about 10%) and Munich (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Musk Beetle that you can see in Helsinki (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Red Pine Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), Four-Banded Longhorn Beetle (about 10%) and Poplar Borer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Musk Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (62 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.
