Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle

Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle

Pasimachus elongatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Denver

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

13 Verified sightings at Denver
6 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle

Pasimachus elongatus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle in Denver?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle sighting in Denver on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 317th most-seen of the 461 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle in Denver?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle in Denver on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground 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.

Where else can you see a Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle?

Only Denver, in our data

Denver is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle live in Denver?

Same family: Carabidae

The closest relatives of the Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle that you can see in Denver (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Punctured Tiger Beetle (about 10%) and Bronzed Tiger Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue-Bordered Pedunculate Ground Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Denver (13 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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