Carabus depressus

Carabus depressus

Carabus depressus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Vanoise National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

7 Verified sightings at Vanoise National Park From 2019 to 2026
12 In all 2 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Carabus depressus in Vanoise National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus depressus sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 196th most-seen of the 308 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Carabus depressus in Vanoise National Park?

February

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus depressus in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and September–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Carabus depressus?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carabus depressus 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 Vanoise National Park the best place to see a Carabus depressus?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Carabus depressus sightings, Vanoise National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Hohe Tauern National Park (Austria, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Carabus depressus live in Vanoise National Park?

Same genus: Carabus

The closest relatives of the Carabus depressus that you can see in Vanoise National Park (genus Carabus, Worm and Slug Hunters) are Blue Ground Beetle (about 10%) and Carabus auronitens (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Carabus depressus sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Carabus depressus is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (7 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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