Apion frumentarium
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Apion frumentarium is a species of beetle in family Brentidae. It is found in the Palearctic. 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 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 7 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 8 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 9 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apion frumentarium sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 389th most-seen of the 632 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apion frumentarium in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apion frumentarium 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 9 cities where we can rate Apion frumentarium sightings, Liverpool has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Apion frumentarium that you can see in Liverpool (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 70%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 50%) and Alder Leaf Beetle (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apion frumentarium is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (12 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.
