Leather Beetle

Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus

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

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

23 Verified sightings at Triglav National Park From 2019 to 2026
101 In all 6 parks
October Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus, commonly known as the leather beetle, is a species of beetle widespread in Europe, where it is primarily found in deciduous forests and mixed forests. The species undergoes aestivation during the hottest, driest parts of the summer. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~30%
2 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
~20%
3 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~20%
4 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~10%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
6 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Izmir 🇹🇷 Turkey
~20%
2 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~20%
3 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~10%
4 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
5 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~10%
6 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
7 Belgrade 🇷🇸 Serbia
~10%
8 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
9 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
10 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Leather Beetle in Triglav National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Leather Beetle sighting in Triglav National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 260 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 Leather Beetle in Triglav National Park?

October

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Leather Beetle in Triglav National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Leather Beetle?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leather Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Triglav National Park the best place to see a Leather Beetle?

3rd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Leather Beetle sightings, Triglav National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 30%) and Gauja National Park (Latvia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Leather Beetle live in Triglav National Park?

Same genus: Carabus

The closest relatives of the Leather Beetle that you can see in Triglav National Park (genus Carabus, Worm and Slug Hunters) are Carabus cancellatus (about 30%), Carabus creutzeri (about 10%) and Carabus gigas (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Leather Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Leather Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Triglav National Park (23 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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