Phelotrupes auratus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Phelotrupes auratus is a species of beetle known by the common names Japanese earth-boring dung beetle and golden dung beetle. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Earth-Boring Dung Beetle sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 770th most-seen of the 1013 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 Japanese Earth-Boring Dung Beetle in Tokyo on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japanese Earth-Boring Dung 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Japanese Earth-Boring Dung Beetle sightings, Tokyo ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Osaka (Japan, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Japanese Earth-Boring Dung Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (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.
