Attagenus smirnovi
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Attagenus smirnovi, the brown carpet beetle, is a species of beetle from the family Dermestidae. It is a synanthropic pest which lives in human buildings, homes and museums and eats wool-textiles, carpets, skin and fur. Due to its specific epithet smirnovi, the beetle is also known in the United Kingdom as the 'Vodka beetle', after the Smirnoff brand of vodka. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 4 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 5 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 6 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 8 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 9 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Carpet Beetle sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 24 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.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Carpet Beetle in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in February, June, August and October, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Brown Carpet Beetle sightings, Kyiv has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, about 10%) and Copenhagen (Denmark, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Carpet Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kyiv (24 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.
