What are the chances of seeing a Beech Buprestid Beetle in Arthur's Pass National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Beech Buprestid Beetle sighting in Arthur's Pass National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 60 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 Beech Buprestid Beetle in Arthur's Pass National Park?
January and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Beech Buprestid Beetle in Arthur's Pass National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Beech Buprestid Beetle?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Beech Buprestid Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Beech Buprestid Beetle?
Only Arthur's Pass National Park, in our data
Arthur's Pass National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Beech Buprestid Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Beech Buprestid Beetle live in Arthur's Pass National Park?
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Beech Buprestid Beetle that you can see in Arthur's Pass National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Garner’s Tiger Beetle (about 20%), Manuka Beetle (about 10%) and New Zealand Reticulated Stag Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Beech Buprestid Beetle sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Beech Buprestid Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Arthur's Pass National Park (6 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.