Thanatophilus sinuatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Thanatophilus sinuatus sighting in Nizhny Novgorod on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 224th 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.
May and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thanatophilus sinuatus in Nizhny Novgorod on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thanatophilus sinuatus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Thanatophilus sinuatus sightings, Nizhny Novgorod ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, under 5%).
Same family: Staphylinidae
The closest relatives of the Thanatophilus sinuatus that you can see in Nizhny Novgorod (family Staphylinidae, Rove Beetles) are Obscure Carrion Beetle (about 10%), Black Snail Beetle (about 10%) and Staphylinus caesareus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thanatophilus sinuatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Nizhny Novgorod (8 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.
