Platycerus caraboides
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Platycerus caraboides is a species of stag beetle belonging to the family Lucanidae, subfamily Lucaninae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Platycerus caraboides sighting in Białowieża National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 111th most-seen of the 158 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Platycerus caraboides in Białowieża National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–October and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Platycerus caraboides sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Platycerus caraboides sightings, Białowieża National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).
Same family: Lucanidae
The closest relatives of the Platycerus caraboides that you can see in Białowieża National Park (family Lucanidae, Stag Beetles) are Lesser Stag Beetle (about 30%) and Horned Stag Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Platycerus caraboides is recorded against all the insects logged in Białowieża National Park (6 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.
