European Rhinoceros Beetle

European Rhinoceros Beetle

Oryctes nasicornis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kazan

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

31 Verified sightings at Kazan
97 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the European Rhinoceros Beetle

The European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) is a large flying beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae. The elytra are reddish brown... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Naples 🇮🇹 Italy
~30%
2 Yerevan 🇦🇲 Armenia
~30%
3 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~30%
4 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
5 Tashkent 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
~20%
6 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
7 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~20%
8 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
9 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
10 Almaty 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a European Rhinoceros Beetle in Kazan?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Rhinoceros Beetle sighting in Kazan on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 14th most-seen of the 183 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.

When is the best time to see a European Rhinoceros Beetle in Kazan?

June and July

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a European Rhinoceros Beetle in Kazan on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a European Rhinoceros Beetle?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

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

Is Kazan the best place to see a European Rhinoceros Beetle?

18th of 36

Of the 36 cities where we can rate European Rhinoceros Beetle sightings, Kazan ranks 18th at about 10%. The best odds are in Naples (Italy, about 30%), Yerevan (Armenia, about 30%) and Rome (Italy, about 30%).

Where does the European Rhinoceros Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the European Rhinoceros Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kazan (31 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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