Neocicindela garnerae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Neocicindela garnerae, the South Island tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae that is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Garner’s Tiger Beetle sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 88th most-seen of the 201 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Garner’s Tiger Beetle in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Garner’s Tiger Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Garner’s Tiger Beetle sightings, Fiordland National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Arthur's Pass National Park (New Zealand, about 20%).
Same family: Carabidae
The closest relatives of the Garner’s Tiger Beetle that you can see in Fiordland National Park (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Megadromus bullatus (about 20%), Mecodema bullatum (about 10%) and Mecodema costipenne (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Garner’s Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (10 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.
