Sad Carrion Beetle

Sad Carrion Beetle

Silpha tristis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Helsinki

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

7 Verified sightings at Helsinki
31 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Sad Carrion Beetle

Silpha tristis is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. It was described in 1798 by the German entomologist Illiger. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
2 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
3 Minsk 🇧🇾 Belarus
~10%
4 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
5 Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
6 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
8 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%
9 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
10 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sad Carrion Beetle in Helsinki?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sad Carrion Beetle sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 665th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sad Carrion Beetle in Helsinki?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sad Carrion Beetle in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Sad Carrion Beetle?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sad Carrion Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Helsinki the best place to see a Sad Carrion Beetle?

12th of 13

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Sad Carrion Beetle sightings, Helsinki ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Montreal (Canada, about 10%), Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Minsk (Belarus, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Sad Carrion Beetle live in Helsinki?

Same genus: Silpha

The closest relatives of the Sad Carrion Beetle that you can see in Helsinki (genus Silpha) are Black Snail Beetle (about 10%) and Silpha carinata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Sad Carrion Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sad Carrion Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (7 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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