Carabus auronitens
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Carabus auronitens is a species of beetle in family Carabidae which was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1792. The elytra and the head are shiny, with different colours: red golden, red green or more rarely blue. The prothorax is narrow at the base and reddish copper in colour. The colours are very variable from one specimen to another. Each elytron has a granular surface with three sturdy, dark longitudinal veins. The legs are black, except the femora, which are red. The antennae are also black but the first segments are red.
This species can be distinguished from Carabus auratus, a similar species, by its longitudinal veins... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus auronitens sighting in Tatra National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 142 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus auronitens in Tatra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carabus auronitens sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Carabus auronitens sightings, Tatra National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 20%) and Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%).
Same genus: Carabus
The closest relatives of the Carabus auronitens that you can see in Tatra National Park (genus Carabus, Worm and Slug Hunters) are Carabus sylvestris (about 30%), Smooth Ground Beetle (about 20%) and Violet Ground Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carabus auronitens is recorded against all the insects logged in Tatra National Park (14 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.
