Metallic Harpalus

Metallic Harpalus

Harpalus affinis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Minneapolis [Saint Paul]

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

8 Verified sightings at Minneapolis [Saint Paul]
15 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Metallic Harpalus

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 →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
3 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
4 Minsk 🇧🇾 Belarus
<5%
5 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
6 Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 Edmonton 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
9 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
10 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Metallic Harpalus in Minneapolis [Saint Paul]?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Harpalus sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 458th most-seen of the 672 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 Metallic Harpalus in Minneapolis [Saint Paul]?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Harpalus in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Metallic Harpalus?

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.

Is Minneapolis [Saint Paul] the best place to see a Metallic Harpalus?

17th of 25

Of the 25 cities where we can rate Metallic Harpalus sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] ranks 17th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Prague (Czechia, under 5%) and London (United Kingdom, under 5%).

Where does the Metallic Harpalus sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Metallic Harpalus is recorded against all the insects logged in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (8 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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