Platycerus caraboides
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Platycerus caraboides is a species of stag beetle belonging to the family Lucanidae, subfamily Lucaninae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Platycerus caraboides sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 657th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Platycerus caraboides in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Platycerus caraboides sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Platycerus caraboides sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 10%).
Same family: Lucanidae
The closest relatives of the Platycerus caraboides that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (family Lucanidae, Stag Beetles) are European Stag Beetle (about 20%) and Lesser Stag Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Platycerus caraboides is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (13 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.
