Pterostichus niger
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Pterostichus niger is a species of woodland ground beetle in the family Carabidae, found in the Palearctic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 4 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 6 | Yekaterinburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Blackclock sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 467th 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 Great Blackclock in Moscow on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Blackclock sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Great Blackclock sightings, Moscow ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%), Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Helsinki (Finland, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Blackclock is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (18 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.
