Cicindela hybrida
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Cicindela hybrida, also known as the northern dune tiger beetle, has a wide distribution in the Palaearctic region. Cicindela hybrida hybrida is common in Central Europe, even in artificial habitats. In the UK, it is found in heath and dune habitats from April to October and is a medium-sized beetle (12-15mm).
Cicindela hybrida transversalis Dejean, 1822 Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 7 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 4 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 6 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Dune Tiger Beetle sighting in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 95 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Dune Tiger Beetle in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Dune 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.
Among the best
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Northern Dune Tiger Beetle sightings, Kiskunság National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Northern Dune Tiger Beetle that you can see in Kiskunság National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 40%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 40%) and Echinocerus floralis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Dune Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kiskunság National Park (8 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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