Snail-Eating Beetle

Snail-Eating Beetle

Carabus blaptoides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Nagoya

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

8 Verified sightings at Nagoya
January Best month

About the Snail-Eating Beetle

Carabus blaptoides (syn. Damaster blaptoides, Kollar, 1836) is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae that can be found in Japan and Russia. The species are black coloured, but could have either purple or green pronotum. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
2 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%
3 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Snail-Eating Beetle in Nagoya?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Snail-Eating Beetle sighting in Nagoya on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 116th most-seen of the 195 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Snail-Eating Beetle in Nagoya?

January and September

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Snail-Eating Beetle in Nagoya on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, August, October and December, the lowest months.

Is Nagoya the best place to see a Snail-Eating Beetle?

Yes

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Snail-Eating Beetle sightings, Nagoya has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Osaka (Japan, under 5%) and Tokyo (Japan, under 5%).

Where does the Snail-Eating Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Snail-Eating Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Nagoya (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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