Geotrupidae (Earth-boring Beetles)

Species in this group

Anoplotrupes stercorosus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trypocopris vernalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phelotrupes auratus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Enoplotrupes sharpi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trypocopris pyrenaeus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Anoplotrupes balyi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Typhaeus typhoeus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Geotrupes splendidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Geotrupes stercorarius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Odonteus armiger

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Geotrupes mutator

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Earth-boring Beetles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 11	~70%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~50%
	Springtime Dung Beetle			~30%
2	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 11	~40%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~30%
	Heath Dumble Dor			~20%
3	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 11	~40%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~20%
	Heath Dumble Dor			~10%
	Common Dor Beetle			<5%
	Minotaur Beetle			<5%
	Springtime Dung Beetle			<5%
4	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 11	~40%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~40%
5	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 11	~40%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~40%
6	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 11	~40%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~30%
	Minotaur Beetle			~10%
7	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 11	~40%
	Heath Dumble Dor			~20%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~20%
8	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 11	~40%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~30%
	Springtime Dung Beetle			~10%
9	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 11	~30%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~30%
	Springtime Dung Beetle			~10%
	Horned Dor Beetle			<5%
10	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~30%
	Japanese Earth-Boring Dung Beetle			~30%
11	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	~30%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~30%
12	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 11	~30%
	Enoplotrupes sharpi			~30%
13	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 11	~30%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~30%
14	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 11	~30%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~20%
	Minotaur Beetle			~10%
	Heath Dumble Dor			~10%
	Springtime Dung Beetle			<5%
15	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 11	~20%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~20%
16	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 11	~20%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~10%
	Springtime Dung Beetle			~10%
17	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 11	~20%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~20%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 11	~20%
	Springtime Dung Beetle			~10%
	Minotaur Beetle			<5%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			<5%
19	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 11	~20%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~20%
20	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	~10%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~10%
21	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Anoplotrupes balyi			~10%
	Splendid Earth-Boring Beetle			~10%
22	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 11	~10%
	Minotaur Beetle			<5%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			<5%
	Violet Dor Beetle			<5%
23	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~10%
	Anoplotrupes balyi			~10%
24	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 11	~10%
	Springtime Dung Beetle			~10%
25	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Anoplotrupes balyi			~10%
26	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Anoplotrupes balyi			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 11	~10%
	Springtime Dung Beetle			~10%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~10%
	Minotaur Beetle			<5%
2	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 11	~10%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~10%
	Springtime Dung Beetle			~10%
3	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 11	~10%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~10%
4	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 11	~10%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~10%
5	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 11	~10%
	Springtime Dung Beetle			~10%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			<5%
	Horned Dor Beetle			<5%
6	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 11	~10%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~10%
7	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 11	~10%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~10%
8	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	~10%
	Japanese Earth-Boring Dung Beetle			~10%
9	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 11	~10%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~10%
10	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 11	~10%
	Springtime Dung Beetle			~10%
11	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 11	~10%
	Minotaur Beetle			<5%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			<5%
12	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 11	~10%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~10%
13	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 11	~10%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~10%
14	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 11	~10%
	Minotaur Beetle			~10%
15	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 11	~10%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			~10%
16	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 11	<5%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			<5%
17	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	<5%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			<5%
18	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 11	<5%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			<5%
19	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 11	<5%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			<5%
20	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	Splendid Earth-Boring Beetle			<5%
21	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 11	<5%
	Woodland Dor Beetle			<5%
22	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 11	<5%
	Japanese Earth-Boring Dung Beetle			<5%

Earth-boring Beetles

Species in this group

Woodland Dor Beetle

Springtime Dung Beetle

Japanese Earth-Boring Dung Beetle

Enoplotrupes sharpi

Heath Dumble Dor

Anoplotrupes balyi

Minotaur Beetle

Splendid Earth-Boring Beetle

Common Dor Beetle

Horned Dor Beetle

Violet Dor Beetle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Earth-boring Beetles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked