Oryctes nasicornis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) is a large flying beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae. The elytra are reddish brown... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Rhinoceros Beetle sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 479th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Rhinoceros Beetle in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–May, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most European Rhinoceros Beetle 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 4 parks where we can rate European Rhinoceros Beetle sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%) and Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the European Rhinoceros Beetle 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 European Rhinoceros Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (21 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.
