Striated Jewel Beetle

Striated Jewel Beetle

Buprestis striata

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

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at Acadia National Park From 2019 to 2026
7 In 1 park
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Striated Jewel Beetle

Buprestis striata is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Striated Jewel Beetle in Acadia National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striated Jewel Beetle sighting in Acadia National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 270th most-seen of the 405 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 Striated Jewel Beetle in Acadia National Park?

July and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striated Jewel Beetle in Acadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Striated Jewel Beetle?

Between noon and 3 pm

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

Where else can you see a Striated Jewel Beetle?

Only Acadia National Park, in our data

Acadia National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Striated Jewel Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Striated Jewel Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Striated Jewel Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Acadia National Park (7 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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