Acmaeodera scalaris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Acmaeodera scalaris, the ladder buprestid, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Acmaeodera scalaris sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 204th most-seen of the 329 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.
September and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Acmaeodera scalaris in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months. Those are among Big Bend National Park's wettest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in April.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Acmaeodera scalaris sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Acmaeodera scalaris sightings, Big Bend National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Saguaro National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Acmaeodera
The closest relatives of the Acmaeodera scalaris that you can see in Big Bend National Park (genus Acmaeodera) are Acmaeodera opacula (about 10%), Acmaeodera mixta (about 10%) and Acmaeodera maculifera (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Acmaeodera scalaris is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend 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.
