Nicrophorus defodiens
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Nicrophorus defodiens is a species of burying beetle described by Carl Gustaf Mannerheim in 1846. In 2012, N. defodiens was found to be one of at least two burying beetles which can breed in the forest canopy. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Boreal Burying Beetle sighting in Redwood National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 101 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Boreal Burying Beetle in Redwood National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months. Those are among Redwood National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 360 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Boreal Burying 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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Boreal Burying Beetle sightings, Redwood National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Olympic National Park (United States, about 10%) and Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Boreal Burying Beetle that you can see in Redwood National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Narrow-Collared Snail-Eating Beetle (about 20%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Velvet Snail-Eating Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Boreal Burying Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Redwood National Park (15 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.
