Leather Beetle

Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Fertő-Hanság National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

9 Verified sightings at Fertő-Hanság National Park From 2019 to 2026
101 In all 6 parks
October 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 Fertő-Hanság National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leather Beetle sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 96th most-seen of the 243 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Leather Beetle in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

October

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Leather Beetle in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and November–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 Fertő-Hanság National Park the best place to see a Leather Beetle?

5th of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Leather Beetle sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 30%), Gauja National Park (Latvia, about 20%) and Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 20%).

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 Fertő-Hanság National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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