Harpalus affinis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 Prague on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 272nd most-seen of the 724 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.
April, June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Harpalus in Prague on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and October–March, the lowest months.
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.
2nd of 25
Of the 25 cities where we can rate Metallic Harpalus sightings, Prague ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Metallic Harpalus is recorded against all the insects logged in Prague (20 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.
