Paralissotes reticulatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Paralissotes reticulatus, also called the New Zealand reticulate stag beetle, is a native species of stag beetle from New Zealand. Although they do have wings they are flightless. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a New Zealand Reticulated Stag 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.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a New Zealand Reticulated Stag Beetle in Arthur's Pass National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–October, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most New Zealand Reticulated Stag Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 New Zealand Reticulated Stag Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the New Zealand Reticulated Stag 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 Beech Buprestid Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the New Zealand Reticulated Stag 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.
