Eleodes carbonaria
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Eleodes carbonaria is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eleodes carbonaria sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 193rd 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.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eleodes carbonaria in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and May–August, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eleodes carbonaria 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Eleodes carbonaria sightings, Big Bend National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Joshua Tree National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Eleodes
The closest relatives of the Eleodes carbonaria that you can see in Big Bend National Park (genus Eleodes, Desert Stink Beetles) are Eleodes spinipes (about 20%) and Eleodes knullorum (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eleodes carbonaria is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (10 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.
