Nicrophorus (Burying Beetles)

Species in this group

Nicrophorus vespilloides

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Nicrophorus sayi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nicrophorus defodiens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nicrophorus investigator

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nicrophorus humator

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nicrophorus nepalensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nicrophorus tomentosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nicrophorus orbicollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nicrophorus vespillo

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nicrophorus quadrimaculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nicrophorus pustulatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Burying Beetles

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 11	~30%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			~20%
	Banded Sexton Beetle			~10%
	Black Burying Beetle			~10%
2	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 11	~20%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			~10%
	Vespillo Burying Beetle			~10%
	Black Burying Beetle			~10%
	Banded Sexton Beetle			<5%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 11	~20%
	Roundneck Sexton Beetle			~10%
	Tomentose Burying Beetle			~10%
	Boreal Burying Beetle			~10%
	Pustulated Carrion Beetle			<5%
4	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 11	~20%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			~10%
	Black Burying Beetle			~10%
5	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 11	~20%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			~20%
6	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 11	~20%
	Tomentose Burying Beetle			~10%
	Roundneck Sexton Beetle			~10%
	Pustulated Carrion Beetle			<5%
7	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 11	~20%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			~10%
	Vespillo Burying Beetle			~10%
	Black Burying Beetle			<5%
8	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~10%
	Say's Burying Beetle			~10%
9	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 11	~10%
	Banded Sexton Beetle			~10%
	Boreal Burying Beetle			~10%
10	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Boreal Burying Beetle			~10%
11	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Boreal Burying Beetle			~10%
	Banded Sexton Beetle			<5%
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 11	~10%
	Vespillo Burying Beetle			~10%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
13	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Roundneck Sexton Beetle			~10%
	Tomentose Burying Beetle			~10%
14	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 11	~10%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			~10%
15	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~10%
	Say's Burying Beetle			~10%
16	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	~10%
	Nicrophorus nepalensis			~10%
17	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~10%
	Banded Sexton Beetle			~10%
18	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	~10%
	Nicrophorus quadrimaculatus			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	3 of 11	~10%
	Vespillo Burying Beetle			~10%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
	Black Burying Beetle			<5%
2	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	4 of 11	~10%
	Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
	Black Burying Beetle			<5%
	Banded Sexton Beetle			<5%
3	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 11	~10%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
	Banded Sexton Beetle			<5%
4	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 11	~10%
	Boreal Burying Beetle			<5%
	Banded Sexton Beetle			<5%
5	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 11	~10%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
	Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
6	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 11	~10%
	Tomentose Burying Beetle			<5%
	Roundneck Sexton Beetle			<5%
7	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Tomentose Burying Beetle			<5%
	Pustulated Carrion Beetle			<5%
8	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 11	~10%
	Tomentose Burying Beetle			<5%
	Roundneck Sexton Beetle			<5%
9	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 11	~10%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
	Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
10	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	<5%
	Tomentose Burying Beetle			<5%
	Roundneck Sexton Beetle			<5%
11	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 11	<5%
	Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
12	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	<5%
	Roundneck Sexton Beetle			<5%
	Tomentose Burying Beetle			<5%
13	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 11	<5%
	Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
14	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	Boreal Burying Beetle			<5%
15	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 11	<5%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
16	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 11	<5%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
17	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 11	<5%
	Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
18	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 11	<5%
	Black Burying Beetle			<5%
19	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 11	<5%
	Nicrophorus nepalensis			<5%
20	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 11	<5%
	Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
21	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	Tomentose Burying Beetle			<5%
22	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	Boreal Burying Beetle			<5%
23	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 11	<5%
	Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
24	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	Tomentose Burying Beetle			<5%
25	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 11	<5%
	Vespillo Burying Beetle			<5%
26	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	Tomentose Burying Beetle			<5%
27	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	Tomentose Burying Beetle			<5%

Burying Beetles

Species in this group

Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle

Say's Burying Beetle

Boreal Burying Beetle

Banded Sexton Beetle

Black Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus nepalensis

Tomentose Burying Beetle

Roundneck Sexton Beetle

Vespillo Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus quadrimaculatus

Pustulated Carrion Beetle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Burying Beetles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked