Nicrophorus investigator
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Nicrophorus investigator is a burying beetle first described by the Swedish naturalist Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1824. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Sexton Beetle sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 94th most-seen of the 107 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Sexton Beetle in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Sexton Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 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 Banded Sexton Beetle sightings, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Sexton Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (5 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.
