Genus

Blackclock Ground Beetles

Pterostichus

9 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderColeoptera (Beetles)
FamilyCarabidae (Ground Beetles)
GenusPterostichus (Blackclock Ground Beetles)

Species in this group

Pterostichus pilosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pterostichus niger

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pterostichus melanarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pterostichus madidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pterostichus lama

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pterostichus oblongopunctatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pterostichus burmeisteri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pterostichus algidus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pterostichus amethystinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Blackclock Ground Beetles

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 9	~20%
	Great Blackclock			~10%
	Bronzed Blackclock			~10%
	Pterostichus burmeisteri			<5%
2	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 9	~10%
	Pterostichus pilosus			~10%
3	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 9	~10%
	Black Clock			~10%
	Great Blackclock			~10%
4	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Blackclock			~10%
5	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~10%
	Rain Beetle			~10%
6	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	~10%
	Black Clock			~10%
7	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~10%
	Rain Beetle			~10%
8	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Pterostichus lama			~10%
9	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~10%
	Black Clock			~10%
10	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Clock			<5%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	<5%
	Great Blackclock			<5%
12	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Pterostichus algidus			<5%
13	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Pterostichus amethystinus			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Rain Beetle			~20%
2	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 9	~10%
	Black Clock			~10%
	Great Blackclock			~10%
3	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	3 of 9	~10%
	Bronzed Blackclock			~10%
	Rain Beetle			<5%
	Great Blackclock			<5%
4	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 9	~10%
	Great Blackclock			<5%
	Rain Beetle			<5%
	Bronzed Blackclock			<5%
5	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 9	~10%
	Black Clock			~10%
	Great Blackclock			~10%
6	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 9	~10%
	Rain Beetle			<5%
	Pterostichus lama			<5%
	Pterostichus amethystinus			<5%
	Pterostichus algidus			<5%
7	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	~10%
	Black Clock			~10%
8	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	~10%
	Black Clock			~10%
9	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 9	~10%
	Rain Beetle			<5%
	Great Blackclock			<5%
	Bronzed Blackclock			<5%
10	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~10%
	Rain Beetle			<5%
	Pterostichus algidus			<5%
	Pterostichus lama			<5%
11	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~10%
	Rain Beetle			~10%
12	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 9	~10%
	Rain Beetle			<5%
	Great Blackclock			<5%
13	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~10%
	Rain Beetle			~10%
14	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Clock			<5%
15	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 9	<5%
	Great Blackclock			<5%
16	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Clock			<5%
17	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Rain Beetle			<5%
18	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Rain Beetle			<5%
19	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 9	<5%
	Rain Beetle			<5%
20	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Rain Beetle			<5%
21	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Rain Beetle			<5%
22	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Rain Beetle			<5%
23	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Rain Beetle			<5%

Blackclock Ground Beetles

Species in this group

Pterostichus pilosus

Great Blackclock

Rain Beetle

Black Clock

Pterostichus lama

Bronzed Blackclock

Pterostichus burmeisteri

Pterostichus algidus

Pterostichus amethystinus

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Blackclock Ground Beetles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked