Smooth Ground Beetle

Smooth Ground Beetle

Carabus glabratus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Tatra National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

22 Verified sightings at Tatra National Park From 2019 to 2026
146 In all 4 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Smooth Ground Beetle

Carabus glabratus is a species of beetle. It is a Boreo-arctic Montane species widespread in Central Europe and Northern Europe north to the Arctic Circle. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~30%
2 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~30%
3 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~20%
4 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Smooth Ground Beetle in Tatra National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Ground Beetle sighting in Tatra National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st 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.

When is the best time to see a Smooth Ground Beetle in Tatra National Park?

June and July

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Ground Beetle in Tatra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and September–December, the lowest months.

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

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smooth 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 Tatra National Park the best place to see a Smooth Ground Beetle?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Smooth Ground Beetle sightings, Tatra National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 30%) and Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Smooth Ground Beetle live in Tatra National Park?

Same genus: Carabus

The closest relatives of the Smooth Ground Beetle that you can see in Tatra National Park (genus Carabus, Worm and Slug Hunters) are Carabus sylvestris (about 30%), Carabus auronitens (about 20%) and Violet Ground Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Smooth Ground Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Smooth Ground Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Tatra National Park (22 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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