Dermestes laniarius
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Dermestes laniarius is a species of beetle found in the Palearctic, including Europe, and North Africa. In Europe, it is known from Albania, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, Estonia, Finland, mainland France, Germany, Hungary, mainland Italy, Kaliningrad, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, North Macedonia, mainland Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, mainland Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Former Yugoslavia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dermestes laniarius sighting in Kharkiv on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 94th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dermestes laniarius in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in April and August–February, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dermestes laniarius sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Dermestes laniarius sightings, Kharkiv has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Bucharest (Romania, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dermestes laniarius is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (11 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.
