Brown Rove Beetle

Brown Rove Beetle

Platydracus maculosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Philadelphia

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

9 Verified sightings at Philadelphia
27 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
6 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Rove Beetle in Philadelphia?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Rove Beetle sighting in Philadelphia on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 402nd most-seen of the 632 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.

When is the best time to see a Brown Rove Beetle in Philadelphia?

April

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Rove Beetle in Philadelphia on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brown Rove Beetle?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Rove 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 Philadelphia the best place to see a Brown Rove Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Brown Rove Beetle sightings, Philadelphia ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Baltimore (United States, under 5%) and Washington (United States, under 5%).

Where does the Brown Rove Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown Rove Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Philadelphia (9 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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