Carabus glabratus
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Carabus glabratus is a species of beetle. It is a Boreo-arctic Montane species widespread in Central Europe and Northern Europe north to the Arctic Circle. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Ground Beetle sighting in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 84 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 300 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Ground Beetle in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and November–December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smooth Ground 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Smooth Ground Beetle sightings, Cairngorms National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 30%).
Same genus: Carabus
The closest relatives of the Smooth Ground Beetle that you can see in Cairngorms National Park (genus Carabus, Worm and Slug Hunters) are Rough Violet Ground Beetle (about 20%), Violet Ground Beetle (about 20%) and Bronze Ground Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Smooth Ground Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairngorms National Park (84 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.
