Attagenus smirnovi
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Attagenus smirnovi, the brown carpet beetle, is a species of beetle from the family Dermestidae. It is a synanthropic pest which lives in human buildings, homes and museums and eats wool-textiles, carpets, skin and fur. Due to its specific epithet smirnovi, the beetle is also known in the United Kingdom as the 'Vodka beetle', after the Smirnoff brand of vodka. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 4 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 5 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 6 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 8 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 9 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Carpet Beetle sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 732nd most-seen of the 1689 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.
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Carpet Beetle in Toronto on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months.
15th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Brown Carpet Beetle sightings, Toronto ranks 15th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, about 10%) and Copenhagen (Denmark, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Carpet Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (18 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.
