Genus

Caterpillar-hunter Beetles

Calosoma

9 species in our catalog · found in 14 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderColeoptera (Beetles)
FamilyCarabidae (Ground Beetles)
GenusCalosoma (Caterpillar-hunter Beetles)

Species in this group

Calosoma schayeri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Calosoma frigidum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Calosoma granatense

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Calosoma sycophanta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calosoma scrutator

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calosoma aurocinctum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calosoma angulatum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Calosoma chlorostictum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Calosoma planicolle

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Caterpillar-hunter Beetles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~20%
	Green Carab Beetle			~20%
2	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~20%
	Cold-Country Caterpillar Hunter			~20%
3	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 9	~20%
	Calosoma granatense			~20%
4	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~10%
	Agreeable Caterpillar Hunter			~10%
5	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 9	~10%
	Texas Green Calosoma			~10%
	Calosoma angulatum			<5%
6	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~10%
	Cold-Country Caterpillar Hunter			~10%
7	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Cold-Country Caterpillar Hunter			<5%
	Fiery Searcher			<5%
8	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	~10%
	Agreeable Caterpillar Hunter			~10%
9	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Fiery Searcher			~10%
10	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Fiery Searcher			~10%
11	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Starred Caterpillar Hunter			<5%
12	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Fiery Searcher			<5%
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Flatneck Caterpillar Hunter			<5%
14	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Starred Caterpillar Hunter			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 9	~10%
	Texas Green Calosoma			~10%
	Calosoma angulatum			~10%
2	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Fiery Searcher			~10%
3	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Fiery Searcher			~10%
4	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Fiery Searcher			~10%
5	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Green Carab Beetle			~10%
6	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 9	~10%
	Calosoma angulatum			~10%
7	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Fiery Searcher			<5%
8	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Cold-Country Caterpillar Hunter			<5%
9	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Fiery Searcher			<5%
10	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Fiery Searcher			<5%
11	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Starred Caterpillar Hunter			<5%
12	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 9	<5%
	Agreeable Caterpillar Hunter			<5%
13	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Fiery Searcher			<5%

Caterpillar-hunter Beetles

Species in this group

Green Carab Beetle

Cold-Country Caterpillar Hunter

Calosoma granatense

Agreeable Caterpillar Hunter

Fiery Searcher

Texas Green Calosoma

Calosoma angulatum

Starred Caterpillar Hunter

Flatneck Caterpillar Hunter

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Caterpillar-hunter Beetles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked