Anthrenus picturatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Kyiv on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 193rd most-seen of the 753 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anthrenus picturatus in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in July to February, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Anthrenus picturatus sightings, Kyiv ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Bucharest (Romania, about 10%).
Same genus: Anthrenus
The closest relatives of the Anthrenus picturatus that you can see in Kyiv (genus Anthrenus, Carpet Beetles) are Common Carpet Beetle (about 10%) and Anthrenus polonicus (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 Kyiv (26 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.
