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Pentodon idiota
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pentodon idiota sighting in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 95 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pentodon idiota in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and September–October, 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Pentodon idiota sightings, Kiskunság National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Pentodon idiota that you can see in Kiskunság National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Apple Blossom Beetle (about 30%), Valgus hemipterus (about 20%) and Pine Chafer (about 20%), 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 Kiskunság National Park (12 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.
