Carabus goryi
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Carabus goryi, Gory's worm and slug hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America (Ontario, Alabama, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia), where it inhabits cool moist forests, orchards and cultivated fields.
Adults are brachypterous, gregarious and nocturnal. They prey on the larvae of Lymantria dispar and various soft bodied insect larvae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus goryi sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 156th most-seen of the 723 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.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus goryi in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carabus goryi sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Carabus goryi sightings, Shenandoah National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carabus goryi is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (28 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.
