Copris lunaris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Copris lunaris sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 363rd most-seen of the 1277 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.
April–June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Copris lunaris in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Copris lunaris sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Copris lunaris sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Copris lunaris that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Eurasian Bee Beetle (about 10%), European Rose Chafer (about 10%) 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 Copris lunaris is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (24 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.
