Aromia moschata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The musk beetle (Aromia moschata) is a Eurasian species of longhorn beetle belonging to the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Callichromatini. Its name comes from the delicate musky smell it emits when menaced. The beetle has a shell with an iridescence tone that changes with the angle of view. It has a hard shell around the thorax with hard sharp spines. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 3 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Musk Beetle sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 239th 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Musk Beetle in Moscow on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Moscow's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 40 mm in February.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Musk Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
14th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Musk Beetle sightings, Moscow ranks 14th at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Berlin (Germany, about 10%) and Munich (Germany, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Musk Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (42 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.
