Anthrenus picturatus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Anthrenus picturatus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. The species is usually known from regions of Russia, Eastern Europe and Asia (from Turkey to China). Currently, 4 subspecies are being recognized with the following distribution:
Anthrenus picturatus picturatus (Solsky, 1876) – Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey; Afghanistan, Caucasus region, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Introduced to Corsica and South Africa (Pretoria) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | |
| 3 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 4 | Kazan | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 6 | Yekaterinburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 10 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anthrenus picturatus sighting in Kharkiv on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 75th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Anthrenus picturatus in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Anthrenus picturatus sightings, Kharkiv has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bucharest (Romania, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
Same family: Dermestidae
The closest relatives of the Anthrenus picturatus that you can see in Kharkiv (family Dermestidae, Skin Beetles) are Dermestes laniarius (about 10%) and Larder Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anthrenus picturatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (15 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.
