Carabus splendens
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Carabus splendens is a species of beetle endemic to Europe, where it is observed in mainland France and mainland Spain. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus splendens sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 165 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus splendens in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March and June, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carabus splendens 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Carabus splendens sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same genus: Carabus
The closest relatives of the Carabus splendens that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (genus Carabus, Worm and Slug Hunters) are Bronze Ground Beetle (about 10%), Carabus purpurascens (about 10%) and Carabus cancellatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carabus splendens is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (165 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.
