What are the chances of seeing a Margined Click Beetle in Bavarian Forest National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Click Beetle sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 585th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Margined Click Beetle in Bavarian Forest National Park?
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Click Beetle in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Margined Click Beetle?
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Margined Click Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Where else can you see a Margined Click Beetle?
Only Bavarian Forest National Park, in our data
Bavarian Forest National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Margined Click Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Margined Click Beetle live in Bavarian Forest National Park?
Same family: Elateridae
The closest relatives of the Margined Click Beetle that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Elateridae, Click Beetles) are Mottled Dingy-Brown Click Beetle (about 10%), Copper Click Beetle (about 10%) and Bordered Click Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Margined Click Beetle sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Margined Click Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (9 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.