Calosoma angulatum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Calosoma angulatum, the angulate caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. It was described by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1834. This species is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and the United States (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas), where it inhabits premontane moist forests and oak-savannah.
Adults have been recorded preying on Spodoptera frugiperda. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Calosoma angulatum sighting in Guadalajara on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 105th most-seen of the 229 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.
June–July and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Calosoma angulatum in Guadalajara on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–May, the lowest months. Those are among Guadalajara's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against almost none in April.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Calosoma angulatum sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Calosoma angulatum sightings, Guadalajara ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monterrey (México, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Calosoma angulatum that you can see in Guadalajara (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%), Spotless Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Figeater Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Calosoma angulatum is recorded against all the insects logged in Guadalajara (15 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.
