Tenspot Ground Beetle

Tenspot Ground Beetle

Anthia decemguttata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Garden Route National Park

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

22 Verified sightings at Garden Route National Park From 2019 to 2026
124 In all 4 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Tenspot Ground Beetle

Anthia decemguttata is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Anthiinae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1764. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 De Hoop Nature Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
4 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tenspot Ground Beetle in Garden Route National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tenspot Ground Beetle sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 298 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 Tenspot Ground Beetle in Garden Route National Park?

April–May and October–February

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tenspot Ground Beetle in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and June–September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Tenspot Ground Beetle?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Is Garden Route National Park the best place to see a Tenspot Ground Beetle?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Tenspot Ground Beetle sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 20%) and Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Tenspot Ground Beetle live in Garden Route National Park?

Same family: Carabidae

The closest relatives of the Tenspot Ground Beetle that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Lambda Tiger Beetle (about 10%) and Habrodera capensis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Tenspot Ground Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tenspot Ground Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (22 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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