Callistethus marginatus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 262 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.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in January and September–October, the lowest months. Those are among Big Cypress National Preserve's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in March.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Margined Shining Leaf Chafer 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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Margined Shining Leaf Chafer sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%) and Shenandoah National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Margined Shining Leaf Chafer that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Delta Flower Scarab (about 10%), Dark Flower Scarab (about 10%) and Phileurus valgus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Margined Shining Leaf Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (28 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.
