Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Black Snail Beetle in Kyiv?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Snail Beetle sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 753 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Black Snail Beetle in Kyiv?

Accepted Answer

May, September–October and December. In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Snail Beetle in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Black Snail Beetle?

Accepted Answer

Between noon and 3 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Snail Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Kyiv the best place to see a Black Snail Beetle?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Of the 20 cities where we can rate Black Snail Beetle sightings, Kyiv has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Helsinki (Finland, about 10%) and Sofia (Bulgaria, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Black Snail Beetle live in Kyiv?

Accepted Answer

Same genus: Silpha. The closest relatives of the Black Snail Beetle that you can see in Kyiv (genus Silpha) are Obscure Carrion Beetle (about 20%) and Sad Carrion Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Black Snail Beetle sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Black Snail Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kyiv (69 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~20%
2	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	~10%
3	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
4	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~10%
5	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~10%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
7	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	~10%
2	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	~10%
3	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	~10%
4	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	~10%
5	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
6	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	~10%
7	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	~10%
8	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
9	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	~10%
10	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	~10%

Black Snail Beetle

Recent sightings of Black Snail Beetle in Kyiv

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Kyiv

Obscure Carrion Beetle

Sad Carrion Beetle

Ocypus nitens

Vespillo Burying Beetle

Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle

Red Rove Beetle

Four-Spotted Carrion Beetle

Thanatophilus sinuatus

Staphylinus caesareus

Nicrophorus interruptus

Platydracus stercorarius

Orange-Spotted Scaphidium

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