Carabus cancellatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Carabus cancellatus, the latticed worm and slug hunter, is a ground beetle common in Central- and Northern Europe and Siberia. It has also been introduced into North America. It inhabits open country areas. Its length is 17–32 millimetres (0.67–1.26 in).Adults are mostly nocturnal, but also diurnal during the reproductive period. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Kazan | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 4 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus cancellatus sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 233rd most-seen of the 1277 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.
February and April–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus cancellatus in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carabus cancellatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Carabus cancellatus sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 30%) and Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 20%).
Same genus: Carabus
The closest relatives of the Carabus cancellatus that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (genus Carabus, Worm and Slug Hunters) are Carabus splendens (about 20%), Bronze Ground Beetle (about 10%) and Carabus purpurascens (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carabus cancellatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (39 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.
