Leather Beetle

Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Vienna

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

18 Verified sightings at Vienna
101 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus, commonly known as the leather beetle, is a species of beetle widespread in Europe, where it is primarily found in deciduous forests and mixed forests. The species undergoes aestivation during the hottest, driest parts of the summer. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~30%
2 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
~20%
3 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~20%
4 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~10%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
6 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Izmir 🇹🇷 Turkey
~20%
2 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~20%
3 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~10%
4 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
5 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~10%
6 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
7 Belgrade 🇷🇸 Serbia
~10%
8 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
9 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
10 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Leather Beetle in Vienna?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Leather Beetle sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 643rd most-seen of the 1406 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 Leather Beetle in Vienna?

April and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leather Beetle in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and October–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Leather Beetle?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leather Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Vienna the best place to see a Leather Beetle?

17th of 18

Of the 18 cities where we can rate Leather Beetle sightings, Vienna ranks 17th at under 5%. The best odds are in Izmir (Turkey, about 20%), Istanbul (Turkey, about 20%) and Bucharest (Romania, about 10%).

Where does the Leather Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Leather Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (18 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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