Epicauta atrivittata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Epicauta atrivittata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Striped Blister Beetle sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Striped Blister Beetle in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to February, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Striped Blister Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Big Bend National Park, in our data
Big Bend National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black-Striped Blister Beetle sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Epicauta
The closest relatives of the Black-Striped Blister Beetle that you can see in Big Bend National Park (genus Epicauta, Burning Blister Beetles) are White-Necklace Blister Beetle (about 10%) and Poling's Two-Toned Blister Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Striped Blister Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (48 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.
