Schizotus pectinicornis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 4 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Cardinal Beetle sighting in Saint Petersburg on a given day, based on 8 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Cardinal Beetle in Saint Petersburg on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarce Cardinal 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.
8th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Scarce Cardinal Beetle sightings, Saint Petersburg ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Scarce Cardinal Beetle that you can see in Saint Petersburg (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Two-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Alder Leaf Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scarce Cardinal Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Saint Petersburg (8 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.
