Platycerus caraboides
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Platycerus caraboides is a species of stag beetle belonging to the family Lucanidae, subfamily Lucaninae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Platycerus caraboides sighting in Paris on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 827th most-seen of the 916 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.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Platycerus caraboides in Paris on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Platycerus caraboides sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Platycerus caraboides sightings, Paris ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, under 5%) and Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, under 5%).
Same family: Lucanidae
The closest relatives of the Platycerus caraboides that you can see in Paris (family Lucanidae, Stag Beetles) are European Stag Beetle (about 20%) and Lesser Stag Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Platycerus caraboides is recorded against all the insects logged in Paris (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.
