What are the chances of seeing a Carabus nodulosus in Bavarian Forest National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus nodulosus sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 727th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Carabus nodulosus in Bavarian Forest National Park?
April–May and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus nodulosus in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and September–March, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Carabus nodulosus?
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carabus nodulosus sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Carabus nodulosus?
Only Bavarian Forest National Park, in our data
Bavarian Forest National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Carabus nodulosus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Carabus nodulosus live in Bavarian Forest National Park?
Same genus: Carabus
The closest relatives of the Carabus nodulosus that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (genus Carabus, Worm and Slug Hunters) are Blue Ground Beetle (about 20%), Carabus auronitens (about 20%) and Violet Ground Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Carabus nodulosus sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carabus nodulosus is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest 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.