Carabus auronitens
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Carabus auronitens is a species of beetle in family Carabidae which was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1792. The elytra and the head are shiny, with different colours: red golden, red green or more rarely blue. The prothorax is narrow at the base and reddish copper in colour. The colours are very variable from one specimen to another. Each elytron has a granular surface with three sturdy, dark longitudinal veins. The legs are black, except the femora, which are red. The antennae are also black but the first segments are red.
This species can be distinguished from Carabus auratus, a similar species, by its longitudinal veins... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus auronitens sighting in Brussels on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 295th most-seen of the 337 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus auronitens in Brussels on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–January, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carabus auronitens 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 cities where we can rate Carabus auronitens sightings, Brussels has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Warsaw (Poland, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carabus auronitens is recorded against all the insects logged in Brussels (8 verified sightings), 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.
