Dasytes plumbeus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Dasytes plumbea is a species of beetle that is native to the Paleartic, but has also been introduced to North America. The species name is frequently misspelled as "plumbeus" in the literature. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 3 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dasytes plumbeus sighting in Vancouver on a given day, based on 249 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 41st most-seen of the 482 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dasytes plumbeus in Vancouver on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. That is one of Vancouver's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 210 mm in November.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Dasytes plumbeus sightings, Vancouver has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Helsinki (Finland, about 10%) and Saint Petersburg (Russia, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Dasytes plumbeus that you can see in Vancouver (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Twenty-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dasytes plumbeus is recorded against all the insects logged in Vancouver (249 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.
