Tenspot Ground Beetle

Tenspot Ground Beetle

Anthia decemguttata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Table Mountain National Park

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

90 Verified sightings at Table Mountain National Park From 2019 to 2026
124 In all 4 parks
November 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 Table Mountain National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tenspot Ground Beetle sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 90 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 57th most-seen of the 344 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 Table Mountain National Park?

November

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tenspot Ground Beetle in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to July, the lowest months. That is one of Table Mountain National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 110 mm in June.

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 Table Mountain National Park the best place to see a Tenspot Ground Beetle?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Tenspot Ground Beetle sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 20%).

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 Table Mountain National Park (90 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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