Meloe proscarabaeus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Meloe proscarabaeus is a European oil beetle. It lives in meadows, field margins and other warm sites in all but the far north of the continent. It lacks hind wings and the elytra are correspondingly reduced in size. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 2 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Belgrade | 🇷🇸 Serbia | |
| 4 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Oil Beetle sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 135th most-seen of the 243 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.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Oil Beetle in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Oil Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Black Oil Beetle sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Oil Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Fertő-Hanság National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
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