Spruce Shortwing Beetle

Spruce Shortwing Beetle

Molorchus minor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Moscow

In 3 days ~10%

6 Verified sightings at Moscow
13 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
2 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%
3 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
4 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spruce Shortwing Beetle in Moscow?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Shortwing Beetle sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 911th most-seen of the 1111 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spruce Shortwing Beetle in Moscow?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Shortwing Beetle in Moscow on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Spruce Shortwing Beetle?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spruce Shortwing 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.

Is Moscow the best place to see a Spruce Shortwing Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Spruce Shortwing Beetle sightings, Moscow ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Vienna (Austria, under 5%), Copenhagen (Denmark, under 5%) and Prague (Czechia, under 5%).

Where does the Spruce Shortwing Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spruce Shortwing Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (6 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.

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