Calosoma sycophanta
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Calosoma sycophanta, the forest caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. Calosoma sycophanta nigroaeneum Polentz, 1937 Calosoma sycophanta can reach a length of about 21–35 millimetres (0.83–1.38 in). This large ground beetle has characteristic metallic bright green elytra, while scutellum is metallic bluish. The head is black. These colours have iridescent shades that change (green, blue, bronze, copper, gold black) according to the direction and quality of light. Pronotum... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Agreeable Caterpillar Hunter sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 390th most-seen of the 479 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Agreeable Caterpillar Hunter in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Agreeable Caterpillar Hunter sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Agreeable Caterpillar Hunter sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Carabidae
The closest relatives of the Agreeable Caterpillar Hunter that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Green Tiger Beetle (about 10%) and Cicindela maroccana (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Agreeable Caterpillar Hunter is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (5 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.
