What are the chances of seeing an Eleodes knullorum in Big Bend National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eleodes knullorum sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 169th 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.
When is the best time to see an Eleodes knullorum in Big Bend National Park?
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eleodes knullorum in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Big Bend National Park's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 10 mm in April.
What time of day is best to see an Eleodes knullorum?
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eleodes knullorum sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see an Eleodes knullorum?
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 Eleodes knullorum sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Eleodes knullorum live in Big Bend National Park?
Same genus: Eleodes
The closest relatives of the Eleodes knullorum that you can see in Big Bend National Park (genus Eleodes, Desert Stink Beetles) are Eleodes spinipes (about 20%) and Eleodes carbonaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Eleodes knullorum sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eleodes knullorum is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (11 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.