Notoxus monoceros
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Notoxus monoceros is a black and brown species of beetle that is about 4 millimeters long and resembles ants. The species markings are variable, it is usually found in sandy places, and it has a forward projection ("horn") on the pronotum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 2 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 4 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 5 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 7 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Monoceros Beetle sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 527th most-seen of the 753 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Monoceros Beetle in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Monoceros Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Monoceros Beetle sightings, Kyiv ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Amsterdam (Netherlands, about 10%), Berlin (Germany, about 10%) and Rotterdam [The Hague] (Netherlands, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Monoceros Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kyiv (8 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.
