Scaphinotus angusticollis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Scaphinotus angusticollis, the narrow-collared snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America (British Columbia, Quebec, Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington), where it inhabits in coniferous, mixed and deciduous and cultivated fields.
Adults are brachypterous, gregarious and nocturnal. It has been seen to come in various colors, like dark black and deep red. These color morphs appear to be regional. They have been seen to prey on snails, slugs, earthworms, and spiders. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Narrow-Collared Snail-Eating Beetle sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 235 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.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Narrow-Collared Snail-Eating Beetle in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in December to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Narrow-Collared Snail-Eating 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Narrow-Collared Snail-Eating Beetle sightings, Great Bear Rainforest ranks 4th at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 20%), Redwood National Park (United States, about 20%) and Olympic National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Carabidae
The closest relatives of the Narrow-Collared Snail-Eating Beetle that you can see in Great Bear Rainforest (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Western Tiger Beetle (about 10%), Cychrus tuberculatus (about 10%) and Bronze Ground Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Narrow-Collared Snail-Eating Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Bear Rainforest (68 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.
