Calosoma granatense
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Calosoma granatense is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. It was described by Gehin in 1885. This species is found on the Galapagos Islands. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Calosoma granatense sighting in Galápagos Islands on a given day, based on 125 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 83 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Calosoma granatense in Galápagos Islands on a given day, against under 5% in August to December, the lowest months. Those are among Galápagos Islands's wettest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Calosoma granatense sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Galápagos Islands, in our data
Galápagos Islands is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Calosoma granatense sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Calosoma granatense that you can see in Galápagos Islands (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Spotless Lady Beetle (about 20%), Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 20%) and Galapaganus howdenae (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Calosoma granatense is recorded against all the insects logged in Galápagos Islands (125 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.
