Anthrenus picturatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Anthrenus picturatus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. The species is usually known from regions of Russia, Eastern Europe and Asia (from Turkey to China). Currently, 4 subspecies are being recognized with the following distribution:
Anthrenus picturatus picturatus (Solsky, 1876) – Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey; Afghanistan, Caucasus region, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Introduced to Corsica and South Africa (Pretoria) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | |
| 3 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 4 | Kazan | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 6 | Yekaterinburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 10 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Anthrenus picturatus sighting in Salt Lake City on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 149th most-seen of the 242 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.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anthrenus picturatus in Salt Lake City on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Salt Lake City's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 70 mm in December.
10th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Anthrenus picturatus sightings, Salt Lake City ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Bucharest (Romania, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anthrenus picturatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Salt Lake City (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.
