Aromia moschata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The musk beetle (Aromia moschata) is a Eurasian species of longhorn beetle belonging to the subfamily Cerambycinae, tribe Callichromatini. Its name comes from the delicate musky smell it emits when menaced. The beetle has a shell with an iridescence tone that changes with the angle of view. It has a hard shell around the thorax with hard sharp spines. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 3 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Musk Beetle sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 280th most-seen of the 818 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Musk Beetle in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Musk Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Musk Beetle sightings, Wadden Sea National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 20%), Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia, about 20%) and Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 20%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Musk Beetle that you can see in Wadden Sea National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Red Pine Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), Wasp Beetle (about 10%) and Rust Pine Borer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Musk Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Wadden Sea National Park (20 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.
