Sciaphilus asperatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Sciaphilus asperatus is a species of weevil native to Europe. Larvae develop in spring and summer, as this beetle typically overwinters in its adult stage. Females lay between 450 and 700 eggs in the wild. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Kazan | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 6 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sciaphilus asperatus sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 577th 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sciaphilus asperatus in Toronto on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sciaphilus asperatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Sciaphilus asperatus sightings, Toronto ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Kazan (Russia, under 5%) and Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, under 5%).
Same family: Curculionidae
The closest relatives of the Sciaphilus asperatus that you can see in Toronto (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil (about 10%), Black Vine Weevil (about 10%) and Sweetclover Weevil (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sciaphilus asperatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (25 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.
