Typhaeus typhoeus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Typhaeus typhoeus, the minotaur beetle, is a beetle in the family Geotrupidae, also referred to as earth-boring dung beetles. They are native to Europe. The beetle is named after the Typhon, a giant of Greek mythology. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Minotaur Beetle sighting in Porto on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 223rd most-seen of the 498 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Minotaur Beetle in Porto on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months. Those are among Porto's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Minotaur 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.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Minotaur Beetle sightings, Porto has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come London (United Kingdom, under 5%) and Berlin (Germany, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Minotaur Beetle that you can see in Porto (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Lesser Stag Beetle (about 20%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%) and European Stag Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Minotaur Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto (20 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.
