Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle

Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle

Laemostenus complanatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San Diego

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

16 Verified sightings at San Diego
11 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle

Laemostenus complanatus is a species of ground beetle native to Europe. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
3 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
<5%
5 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
6 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
7 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle in San Diego?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 393rd most-seen of the 693 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 Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle in San Diego?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle in San Diego on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle?

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.

Is San Diego the best place to see a Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle sightings, San Diego ranks 9th 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%).

Where does the Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in San Diego (16 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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