Dark-Footed Harp Ground Beetle

Dark-Footed Harp Ground Beetle

Calathus fuscipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Pyrénées National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

8 Verified sightings at Pyrénées National Park From 2019 to 2026
8 In 1 park
April Best month

About the Dark-Footed Harp Ground Beetle

Calathus fuscipes is a species of ground beetle from the Platyninae subfamily that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City and various islands. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Seattle 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
5 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Dark-Footed Harp Ground Beetle in Pyrénées National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Footed Harp Ground Beetle sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 1144th most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Dark-Footed Harp Ground Beetle in Pyrénées National Park?

April

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Footed Harp Ground Beetle in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Dark-Footed Harp Ground Beetle?

Only Pyrénées National Park, in our data

Pyrénées National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dark-Footed Harp Ground Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Dark-Footed Harp Ground Beetle live in Pyrénées National Park?

Same family: Carabidae

The closest relatives of the Dark-Footed Harp Ground Beetle that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Green Tiger Beetle (about 20%), Carabus splendens (about 20%) and Bronze Ground Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Dark-Footed Harp Ground Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Dark-Footed Harp Ground Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (8 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.

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