Obscure Carrion Beetle

Obscure Carrion Beetle

Silpha obscura

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kharkiv

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

38 Verified sightings at Kharkiv
27 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~10%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
3 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
4 Minsk 🇧🇾 Belarus
~10%
5 Kazan 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
6 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
7 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
8 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
9 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
10 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Obscure Carrion Beetle in Kharkiv?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Carrion Beetle sighting in Kharkiv on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Obscure Carrion Beetle in Kharkiv?

May and June

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Carrion Beetle in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Obscure Carrion Beetle?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Obscure 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 Kharkiv the best place to see an Obscure Carrion Beetle?

Yes

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Obscure Carrion Beetle sightings, Kharkiv has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kyiv (Ukraine, about 20%) and Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, about 10%).

Where does the Obscure Carrion Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Obscure Carrion Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (38 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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