Lampetis drummondi
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Lampetis drummondi 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 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lampetis drummondi sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th 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.
July to November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lampetis drummondi in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lampetis drummondi sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Lampetis drummondi sightings, Big Bend National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Buprestidae
The closest relatives of the Lampetis drummondi that you can see in Big Bend National Park (family Buprestidae, Jewel Beetles) 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 Lampetis drummondi is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (46 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.
