Laemostenus complanatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Laemostenus complanatus is a species of ground beetle native to Europe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 248th most-seen of the 557 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle in Mexico City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle sightings, Mexico City ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sacramento (United States, under 5%), Cape Town (South Africa, under 5%) and San Francisco (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle that you can see in Mexico City (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Euphoria basalis (about 30%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%) and Figeater Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (24 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.
