Platycerus caraboides
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Platycerus caraboides is a species of stag beetle belonging to the family Lucanidae, subfamily Lucaninae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Platycerus caraboides sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 402nd 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.
April to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Platycerus caraboides in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Platycerus caraboides sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Platycerus caraboides sightings, Kyiv has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, under 5%) and Paris (France, under 5%).
Same family: Lucanidae
The closest relatives of the Platycerus caraboides that you can see in Kyiv (family Lucanidae, Stag Beetles) are European Stag Beetle (about 40%) and Lesser Stag Beetle (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Platycerus caraboides is recorded against all the insects logged in Kyiv (10 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.
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