Typhaeus typhoeus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Typhaeus typhoeus, the minotaur beetle, is a beetle in the family Geotrupidae, also referred to as earth-boring dung beetles. They are native to Europe. The beetle is named after the Typhon, a giant of Greek mythology. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Minotaur Beetle sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 473rd most-seen of the 597 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Minotaur Beetle in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and April–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Minotaur Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Minotaur Beetle sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%), Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%) and Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Minotaur Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama 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.
