Aromia moschata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The musk beetle (Aromia moschata) is a Eurasian species of longhorn beetle belonging to the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Callichromatini. Its name comes from the delicate musky smell it emits when menaced. The beetle has a shell with an iridescence tone that changes with the angle of view. It has a hard shell around the thorax with hard sharp spines. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 3 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Musk Beetle sighting in Plitvice Lakes National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 51 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Musk Beetle in Plitvice Lakes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and September–October, the lowest months. December has too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Musk Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Musk Beetle sightings, Plitvice Lakes National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Musk Beetle that you can see in Plitvice Lakes National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are European Stag Beetle (about 40%), Lesser Stag Beetle (about 40%) 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 Musk Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Plitvice Lakes National Park (6 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.
