Stegobium paniceum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum), also known as the bread beetle, biscuit beetle, and misnamed as the biscuit weevil (despite not being a weevil), is a small brown beetle that infests a wide variety of dried plant products, where it is among the most common non-weevils. It is the only living member of the genus Stegobium. It belongs to the family Ptinidae, which also includes the deathwatch beetle, furniture beetle and cigarette beetle. A notable characteristic of this species is the symbiotic relationship the beetles have with a yeast-like fungus which is transmitted from female to larvae through the oviduct.
The drugstore beetle is distributed worldwide with higher prevalence in warmer climates. It is commonly confused with the cigarette beetle, as they have a similar size and coloring. Adults possess antennae ending in 3-segmented clubs, while cigarette beetles have serrated (saw-like) antennae. Their bodies are lined with grooves running longitudinally along the elytra, whereas the cigarette beetle is smooth.
Adult drugstore beetles are between 2.5 and 3.5 millimetres (3⁄32 and 1⁄8 in) long and have a reddish-brown colour with a cylindrical body. Larvae... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Drugstore Beetle sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 637th most-seen of the 1111 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Drugstore Beetle in Moscow on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
9th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Drugstore Beetle sightings, Moscow ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tel Aviv (Israel, about 10%), Belgrade (Serbia, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Drugstore Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (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.
