Nicrophorus mexicanus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Nicrophorus mexicanus is a burying beetle described by Matthews in 1888. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Nicrophorus mexicanus sighting in Toluca on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 30th most-seen of the 70 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and December–May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Nicrophorus mexicanus in Toluca on a given day, against under 5% in October and November, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Nicrophorus mexicanus sightings, Toluca has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Mexico City (México, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Nicrophorus mexicanus that you can see in Toluca (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Euphoria basalis (about 50%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%) and Chauliognathus limbicollis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nicrophorus mexicanus is recorded against all the insects logged in Toluca (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.
