Thanatophilus sinuatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Thanatophilus sinuatus sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 10 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
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thanatophilus sinuatus in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Kyiv's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 40 mm in April.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thanatophilus sinuatus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Thanatophilus sinuatus sightings, Kyiv has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, under 5%) and Moscow (Russia, under 5%).
Same family: Staphylinidae
The closest relatives of the Thanatophilus sinuatus that you can see in Kyiv (family Staphylinidae, Rove Beetles) are Obscure Carrion Beetle (about 20%), Black Snail Beetle (about 10%) and Ocypus nitens (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thanatophilus sinuatus 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.
