Notoxus monoceros
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Notoxus monoceros is a black and brown species of beetle that is about 4 millimeters long and resembles ants. The species markings are variable, it is usually found in sandy places, and it has a forward projection ("horn") on the pronotum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 2 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 4 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 5 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 7 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Monoceros Beetle sighting in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 265th most-seen of the 355 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.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Monoceros Beetle in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Monoceros Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Monoceros Beetle sightings, Rotterdam [The Hague] ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Amsterdam (Netherlands, about 10%) and Berlin (Germany, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Monoceros Beetle that you can see in Rotterdam [The Hague] (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 40%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%) and Alder Leaf Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Monoceros Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Rotterdam [The Hague] (7 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.
