Meloe (Oil Beetles) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Meloe tropicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Meloe proscarabaeus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Meloe violaceus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Meloe lunata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Meloe autumnalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Meloe angusticollis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Oil Beetles

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~30%
	Meloe tropicus			~30%
2	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 6	~10%
	Black Oil Beetle			~10%
	Violet Oil Beetle			~10%
3	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 6	~10%
	Violet Oil Beetle			~10%
	Black Oil Beetle			<5%
4	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 6	~10%
	Black Oil Beetle			~10%
5	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~10%
	Violet Oil Beetle			~10%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~10%
	Black Oil Beetle			~10%
7	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 6	~10%
	Violet Oil Beetle			~10%
8	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	~10%
	🦋 Meloe lunata			~10%
9	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~10%
	Meloe tropicus			~10%
10	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	<5%
	🦋 Meloe lunata			<5%
11	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	<5%
	Meloe autumnalis			<5%
12	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Short-Winged Blister Beetle			<5%
13	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 6	<5%
	Black Oil Beetle			<5%
14	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	<5%
	🦋 Meloe lunata			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 6	~20%
	Black Oil Beetle			~10%
	Violet Oil Beetle			~10%
2	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 6	~10%
	Black Oil Beetle			~10%
3	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 6	~10%
	Black Oil Beetle			~10%
4	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	<5%
	🦋 Meloe lunata			<5%
5	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	<5%
	🦋 Meloe lunata			<5%
6	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 6	<5%
	Black Oil Beetle			<5%
7	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 6	<5%
	Violet Oil Beetle			<5%
8	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 6	<5%
	Black Oil Beetle			<5%

Oil Beetles

Species in this group

Meloe tropicus

Black Oil Beetle

Violet Oil Beetle

Meloe lunata

Meloe autumnalis

Short-Winged Blister Beetle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Oil Beetles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked