Typhaeus typhoeus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Minotaur Beetle sighting in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 246th most-seen of the 387 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February to April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Minotaur Beetle in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to January, 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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Minotaur Beetle sightings, Snowdonia National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come 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 Snowdonia National Park (8 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.
