Plocamostethus planiusculus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plocamostethus planiusculus sighting in Abel Tasman National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 64 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Plocamostethus planiusculus in Abel Tasman National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, May and July–September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plocamostethus planiusculus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Plocamostethus planiusculus sightings, Abel Tasman National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Egmont National Park (New Zealand, about 20%).
Same family: Carabidae
The closest relatives of the Plocamostethus planiusculus that you can see in Abel Tasman National Park (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are New Zealand Common Tiger Beetle (about 20%), Mecodema crenicolle (about 20%) and Mecodema strictum (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plocamostethus planiusculus is recorded against all the insects logged in Abel Tasman National Park (24 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.
