Leather Beetle

Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Budapest

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

22 Verified sightings at Budapest
101 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus, commonly known as the leather beetle, is a species of beetle widespread in Europe, where it is primarily found in deciduous forests and mixed forests. The species undergoes aestivation during the hottest, driest parts of the summer. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~30%
2 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
~20%
3 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~20%
4 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~10%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
6 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Izmir 🇹🇷 Turkey
~20%
2 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~20%
3 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~10%
4 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
5 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~10%
6 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
7 Belgrade 🇷🇸 Serbia
~10%
8 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
9 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
10 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Leather Beetle in Budapest?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leather Beetle sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 100th most-seen of the 404 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.

When is the best time to see a Leather Beetle in Budapest?

June and July

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Leather Beetle in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Leather Beetle?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leather Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Budapest the best place to see a Leather Beetle?

4th of 18

Of the 18 cities where we can rate Leather Beetle sightings, Budapest ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Izmir (Turkey, about 20%), Istanbul (Turkey, about 20%) and Bucharest (Romania, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Leather Beetle live in Budapest?

Same genus: Carabus

The closest relatives of the Leather Beetle that you can see in Budapest (genus Carabus, Worm and Slug Hunters) are Carabus ulrichii (about 10%) and Carabus scheidleri (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Leather Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Leather Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Budapest (22 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.

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