What are the chances of seeing a Golden-Dimpled Ground Beetle in Wadden Sea National Park?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Dimpled Ground Beetle sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 361st most-seen of the 818 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Golden-Dimpled Ground Beetle in Wadden Sea National Park?
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Dimpled Ground Beetle in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months. Those are among Wadden Sea National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in November.
What time of day is best to see a Golden-Dimpled Ground Beetle?
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-Dimpled Ground Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Where else can you see a Golden-Dimpled Ground Beetle?
Only Wadden Sea National Park, in our data
Wadden Sea National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Golden-Dimpled Ground Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Golden-Dimpled Ground Beetle live in Wadden Sea National Park?
Same genus: Carabus
The closest relatives of the Golden-Dimpled Ground Beetle that you can see in Wadden Sea National Park (genus Carabus, Worm and Slug Hunters) are Granulated Ground Beetle (about 10%) and Bronze Ground Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Golden-Dimpled Ground Beetle sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-Dimpled Ground Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Wadden Sea National Park (15 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.