Platynus assimilis

Platynus assimilis

Platynus assimilis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Saint Petersburg

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

17 Verified sightings at Saint Petersburg
24 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Platynus assimilis

Platynus assimilis is a beetle in the taxon (sub-family) Platyninae in the family of ground beetles. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
<5%
3 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
5 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
6 Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
7 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Platynus assimilis in Saint Petersburg?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Platynus assimilis sighting in Saint Petersburg on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 272nd most-seen of the 448 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 Platynus assimilis in Saint Petersburg?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Platynus assimilis in Saint Petersburg on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Platynus assimilis?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Platynus assimilis sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Saint Petersburg the best place to see a Platynus assimilis?

6th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Platynus assimilis sightings, Saint Petersburg ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, about 10%), Kyiv (Ukraine, under 5%) and Munich (Germany, under 5%).

Where does the Platynus assimilis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Platynus assimilis is recorded against all the insects logged in Saint Petersburg (17 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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