Oiceoptoma thoracicum
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Oiceoptoma thoracicum, the red-breasted carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in the Palearctic. As a carrion beetle, this species is a generalist that can have importance in forensic entomology. Larval survival to adulthood occurs most often if the beetles are fed pork compared to beef or chicken. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 3 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle sighting in Gauja National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 29 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and August
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle in Gauja National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and September, the lowest months. January and February have too few records to rate.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Breasted Carrion 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 8 parks where we can rate Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle sightings, Gauja National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 30%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle that you can see in Gauja National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Woodland Dor Beetle (about 40%), Red Pine Longhorn Beetle (about 30%) and European Rose Chafer (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Gauja 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.
