Ectobius lapponicus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Ectobius lapponicus, also known as the dusky cockroach, is a species of cockroach found in Europe, northern Asia (excluding China), the northeastern United States, and southeastern Canada. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 3 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 4 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Cockroach sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 174 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 150th most-seen of the 1689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Cockroach in Toronto on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky Cockroach sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Dusky Cockroach sightings, Toronto ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Warsaw (Poland, about 10%), Helsinki (Finland, about 10%) and Stockholm (Sweden, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky Cockroach is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (174 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.
