Cicindela hybrida
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Dune Tiger Beetle sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 818 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Dune Tiger Beetle in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months. Those are among Wadden Sea National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in November.
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.
5th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Northern Dune Tiger Beetle sightings, Wadden Sea National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 20%), Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 20%) and Hohe Tauern National Park (Austria, about 10%).
Same genus: Cicindela
The closest relatives of the Northern Dune Tiger Beetle that you can see in Wadden Sea National Park (genus Cicindela, Common Tiger Beetles) are Dune Tiger Beetle (about 10%) and Green Tiger Beetle (about 10%), 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 Wadden Sea National Park (76 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.
