Brown Carpet Beetle

Brown Carpet Beetle

Attagenus smirnovi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Novosibirsk

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

6 Verified sightings at Novosibirsk
February Best month

About the Brown Carpet Beetle

Attagenus smirnovi, the brown carpet beetle, is a species of beetle from the family Dermestidae. It is a synanthropic pest which lives in human buildings, homes and museums and eats wool-textiles, carpets, skin and fur. Due to its specific epithet smirnovi, the beetle is also known in the United Kingdom as the 'Vodka beetle', after the Smirnoff brand of vodka. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
3 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
~10%
4 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
5 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
<5%
6 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
7 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
8 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
9 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
10 Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Carpet Beetle in Novosibirsk?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Carpet Beetle sighting in Novosibirsk on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 190th most-seen of the 216 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 Brown Carpet Beetle in Novosibirsk?

February to April

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Carpet Beetle in Novosibirsk on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months.

Is Novosibirsk the best place to see a Brown Carpet Beetle?

6th of 15

Of the 15 cities where we can rate Brown Carpet Beetle sightings, Novosibirsk ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, about 10%) and Copenhagen (Denmark, about 10%).

Where does the Brown Carpet Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown Carpet Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Novosibirsk (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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