Calosoma marginale
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Calosoma marginale, the rimmed caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central America and North America. This species is found in Costa Rica, Mexico (Chihuahua, Michoacan, Neuvo Leon, Tamaulipas) and the United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas), where is inhabits prairies, pastures, cultivated fields and wastelands.
Adults are crepuscular and overwinter in the ground. They prey on caterpillars and scarabaeids. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wrinkle-Winged Calosoma sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 67 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 139th most-seen of the 697 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–June and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wrinkle-Winged Calosoma in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and December–February, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Wrinkle-Winged Calosoma sightings, San Antonio has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Austin (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wrinkle-Winged Calosoma is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (67 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.
