Agrypnus murinus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Agrypnus murinus, known as the mottled dingy-brown click beetle, is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae subfamily Agrypninae. This beetle is present in most of Europe, the eastern Palearctic realm, the Near East and the Nearctic realm.
The dark-brown larvae of this beetle develop in the soil, eating roots, worms and larvae of other insects. The adults grow up to 10–17 millimetres (0.39–0.67 in) long and is mostly encountered from late April through June in open or mountain areas, low forests or grassland habitats, being sometimes dangerous for crops.
The whole body is grey-brown with greyish points and is covered with a thick pubescence, while legs and antennae are mainly reddish or dark-brown. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Dingy-Brown Click Beetle sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 96 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 180th most-seen of the 1406 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Dingy-Brown Click Beetle in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mottled Dingy-Brown Click Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 24 cities where we can rate Mottled Dingy-Brown Click Beetle sightings, Vienna ranks 11th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Essen (Germany, about 10%), Berlin (Germany, about 10%) and Hamburg (Germany, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mottled Dingy-Brown Click Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (96 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.
