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Pentodon idiota
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pentodon idiota sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th most-seen of the 243 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pentodon idiota in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pentodon idiota sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Pentodon idiota sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 30%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Pentodon idiota that you can see in Fertő-Hanság National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Apple Blossom Beetle (about 20%), European Rose Chafer (about 20%) and Mediterranean Spotted Chafer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pentodon idiota is recorded against all the insects logged in Fertő-Hanság National Park (36 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.
