Mycetophagus punctatus
In 3 days ~10%
Mycetophagus punctatus, the hairy fungus beetle, is a species of fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It occurs in North America. It can be found in households given the presence of decaying matter and sufficient dampness. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Punctured Hairy Fungus Beetle sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1135th most-seen of the 1689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Punctured Hairy Fungus Beetle in Toronto on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Toronto, in our data
Toronto is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Punctured Hairy Fungus Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Punctured Hairy Fungus Beetle that you can see in Toronto (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%), Japanese Beetle (about 20%) and Red Milkweed Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Punctured Hairy Fungus Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (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.
