Carabus granulatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Carabus granulatus, common name granulated ground beetle, is a species of beetle. It is found across the Palearctic from Ireland to the Russian Far East and has been introduced to North America. It is widespread in Europe. C. granulatus lives in fields, prairies, taiga and in forests. Also along river margins, in fens, lakeshores, and upland peat. It is occasional in gardens.
It is a small Carabus (length between 14 and 20 mm), winged and characterized by an elongated body which is not very convex and an enlarged thorax. The antennae and the legs are black, the upper part of the animal shiny, predominantly greenish bronze, green or occasionally black. The elytra are subparallel with "chain link" (longitudinal grooves with granules).
Carabus granulatus is one of the very few species of ground beetles that have not completely lost their ability to fly, only the mountain forms are short-winged. Nevertheless, the nocturnal animals generally remain on the ground, where they prey on insects, worms and snails. During the day they hide under tree trunks or stones. From autumn to spring, the animals often spend the winter together in tree stumps. The females... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 3 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 6 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Milan | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 10 | Kazan | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Granulated Ground Beetle sighting in Gros Morne National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th most-seen of the 83 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Granulated Ground Beetle in Gros Morne National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Granulated 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Granulated Ground Beetle sightings, Gros Morne National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 30%) and Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Granulated Ground Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Gros Morne National Park (5 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.
