Chine Beetle

Chine Beetle

Drypta dentata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Fertő-Hanság National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Fertő-Hanság National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Chine Beetle

Drypta dentata is a species of ground beetle in the genus Drypta. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chine Beetle in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chine Beetle sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 199th most-seen of the 243 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chine Beetle in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

January

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chine Beetle in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–August and October–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Chine Beetle?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chine Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Chine Beetle?

Only Fertő-Hanság National Park, in our data

Fertő-Hanság National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chine Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Chine Beetle live in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

Same family: Carabidae

The closest relatives of the Chine Beetle that you can see in Fertő-Hanság National Park (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Carabus ulrichii (about 10%) and Leather Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Chine Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chine Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Fertő-Hanság 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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