Necklace Ground Beetle

Necklace Ground Beetle

Carabus monilis

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

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

16 Verified sightings at Pyrénées National Park From 2019 to 2026
16 In 1 park
September Best month

About the Necklace Ground Beetle

Carabus monilis, the necklace ground beetle, is a species of beetle endemic to Europe, where it is observed in Austria, Belgium, mainland France, Germany, Great Britain including the Isle of Man, the Republic of Ireland, mainland Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, mainland Norway, mainland Spain, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. 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.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Necklace Ground Beetle in Pyrénées National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Necklace Ground Beetle sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 16 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 Necklace Ground Beetle in Pyrénées National Park?

June and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Necklace Ground Beetle in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–May, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Necklace 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 Necklace Ground Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Necklace Ground Beetle live in Pyrénées National Park?

Same genus: Carabus

The closest relatives of the Necklace Ground Beetle 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.

Where does the Necklace Ground Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Necklace Ground Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (16 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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