Oiceoptoma thoracicum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Oiceoptoma thoracicum, the red-breasted carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in the Palearctic. As a carrion beetle, this species is a generalist that can have importance in forensic entomology. Larval survival to adulthood occurs most often if the beetles are fed pork compared to beef or chicken. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 3 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 413th 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 Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle in Moscow on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle sightings, Moscow ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Helsinki (Finland, about 10%) and Prague (Czechia, under 5%).
Same family: Staphylinidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle that you can see in Moscow (family Staphylinidae, Rove Beetles) are Black Snail Beetle (about 10%) and Obscure Carrion Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (22 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.
