Scarce Cardinal Beetle

Scarce Cardinal Beetle

Schizotus pectinicornis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kyiv

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

15 Verified sightings at Kyiv
11 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
2 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
3 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
4 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
5 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
6 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
8 Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Scarce Cardinal Beetle in Kyiv?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Cardinal Beetle sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 349th 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.

When is the best time to see a Scarce Cardinal Beetle in Kyiv?

December

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Cardinal Beetle in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and June–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Scarce Cardinal Beetle?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarce Cardinal Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Kyiv the best place to see a Scarce Cardinal Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Scarce Cardinal Beetle sightings, Kyiv ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%) and Warsaw (Poland, about 10%).

Where does the Scarce Cardinal Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Scarce Cardinal Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kyiv (15 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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