Nicrophorus interruptus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Nicrophorus interruptus is a species of burying beetle or sexton beetle belonging to the family Silphidae subfamily Nicrophorinae. Nicrophorus interruptus is the rarest but widespread among the large red and black carrion beetles. They are present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in North Africa.
The adults grow up to 26 millimetres (1.0 in) long. They are mostly black with two orange-red markings on the elytra and a yellow pubescence on protruding abdominal segments. They are also characterized by the absence of hairs on the thorax and straight tibias on the hind legs.
The front and posterior orange-red markings on the elytra are separated from one another at the suture. They have large club-like antennae equipped with black and reddish tips containing chemoreceptors, capable of detecting a dead animal from a long way away.
These beetles are scavengers, breeding and living off in rotten carcases. In fact they bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and mice as a food source for their larvae. In Nicrophorus interruptus both the male and female parents take care of the brood, quite... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nicrophorus interruptus sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 430th 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–July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nicrophorus interruptus in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–May, the lowest months.
Only Kyiv, in our data
Kyiv is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Nicrophorus interruptus sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nicrophorus interruptus is recorded against all the insects logged in Kyiv (14 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.
