Scarce Cardinal Beetle

Scarce Cardinal Beetle

Schizotus pectinicornis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Nizhny Novgorod

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

11 Verified sightings at Nizhny Novgorod
11 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
May 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 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
2 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
3 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
4 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
5 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
6 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
8 Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Scarce Cardinal Beetle in Nizhny Novgorod?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Cardinal Beetle sighting in Nizhny Novgorod on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 144th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Scarce Cardinal Beetle in Nizhny Novgorod?

March, May–June and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Cardinal Beetle in Nizhny Novgorod on a given day, against under 5% in April, July–October and December–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Scarce Cardinal Beetle?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarce Cardinal 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 Nizhny Novgorod the best place to see a Scarce Cardinal Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Scarce Cardinal Beetle sightings, Nizhny Novgorod ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).

Where does the Scarce Cardinal Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Scarce Cardinal Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Nizhny Novgorod (11 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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