Harpalus affinis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Harpalus affinis is a species of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, and introduced in the Nearctic and the Australasian region. In Europe, it is only absent in the following countries or islands: the Azores, the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, Crete, Cyclades, Dodecanese, the Faroe Islands, Franz Josef Land, Gibraltar, Iceland, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, the North Aegean islands, Novaya Zemlya, San Marino, the Savage Islands, Sicily, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and Vatican City. Its presence on the Balearic Islands and Sardinia is doubtful. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Minsk | 🇧🇾 Belarus | |
| 5 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 6 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Harpalus sighting in Denver on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 414th 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.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Harpalus in Denver on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Metallic Harpalus sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
20th of 25
Of the 25 cities where we can rate Metallic Harpalus sightings, Denver ranks 20th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Prague (Czechia, under 5%) and London (United Kingdom, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Metallic Harpalus is recorded against all the insects logged in Denver (5 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.
