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 Edmonton on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 182nd most-seen of the 390 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.
June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Harpalus in Edmonton on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months. Those are among Edmonton's wettest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
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.
8th of 25
Of the 25 cities where we can rate Metallic Harpalus sightings, Edmonton ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Prague (Czechia, under 5%) and London (United Kingdom, under 5%).
Same family: Carabidae
The closest relatives of the Metallic Harpalus that you can see in Edmonton (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Bronze Ground Beetle (about 10%), Granulated Ground Beetle (about 10%) and Rain Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Metallic Harpalus is recorded against all the insects logged in Edmonton (14 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.
