Meloe proscarabaeus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Meloe proscarabaeus is a European oil beetle. It lives in meadows, field margins and other warm sites in all but the far north of the continent. It lacks hind wings and the elytra are correspondingly reduced in size. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 2 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Belgrade | 🇷🇸 Serbia | |
| 4 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Oil Beetle sighting in Nizhny Novgorod on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 293rd most-seen of the 405 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.
March and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Oil Beetle in Nizhny Novgorod on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–February, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Oil 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 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Black Oil Beetle sightings, Nizhny Novgorod ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Vienna (Austria, about 10%), Budapest (Hungary, about 10%) and Belgrade (Serbia, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Black Oil Beetle that you can see in Nizhny Novgorod (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Two-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Oil Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Nizhny Novgorod (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.
