Green Click Beetle

Green Click Beetle

Selatosomus aeneus

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

5 Verified sightings at Vanoise National Park From 2019 to 2026
16 In all 3 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green Click Beetle

Selatosomus aeneus is a species of click beetle found in Europe. It was originally described as Corymbites aeneus by Carl Linnaeus. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Click Beetle in Vanoise National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Click Beetle sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 252nd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green Click Beetle in Vanoise National Park?

June

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Click Beetle in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green Click Beetle?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Click Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Green Click Beetle?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Green Click Beetle sightings, Vanoise National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%) and Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Green Click Beetle live in Vanoise National Park?

Same order: Coleoptera

The closest relatives of the Green Click Beetle that you can see in Vanoise National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Cicindela gallica (about 30%), Garden Chafer (about 20%) and Notated Lady Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Green Click Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Click Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (5 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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