Platydracus stercorarius
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Platydracus stercorarius 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.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Platydracus stercorarius in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Platydracus stercorarius sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 16 cities where we can rate Platydracus stercorarius sightings, Helsinki ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Berlin (Germany, about 10%) and Essen (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Staphylinidae
The closest relatives of the Platydracus stercorarius that you can see in Helsinki (family Staphylinidae, Rove Beetles) are Black Snail Beetle (about 10%), Silpha carinata (about 10%) and Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Platydracus stercorarius 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.
