Moorland Ground Beetle

Moorland Ground Beetle

Carabus arvensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Snowdonia National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

10 Verified sightings at Snowdonia National Park From 2019 to 2026
16 In all 2 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Moorland Ground Beetle

Carabus arvensis is a species of beetle in family Carabidae. It is found in the Palearctic Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
2 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Moorland Ground Beetle in Snowdonia National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Moorland Ground Beetle sighting in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 202nd most-seen of the 387 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Moorland Ground Beetle in Snowdonia National Park?

May

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Moorland Ground Beetle in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Moorland Ground Beetle?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Moorland Ground Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Snowdonia National Park the best place to see a Moorland Ground Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Moorland Ground Beetle sightings, Snowdonia National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Moorland Ground Beetle live in Snowdonia National Park?

Same genus: Carabus

The closest relatives of the Moorland Ground Beetle that you can see in Snowdonia National Park (genus Carabus, Worm and Slug Hunters) are Rough Violet Ground Beetle (about 10%) and Violet Ground Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Moorland Ground Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Moorland Ground Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Snowdonia National Park (10 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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