Cicindela trifasciata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Cicindela trifasciata, also known as the S-banded tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a S-Banded Tiger Beetle sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 105th most-seen of the 262 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a S-Banded Tiger Beetle in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and July, the lowest months. Those are among Big Cypress National Preserve's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in March.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most S-Banded Tiger Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate S-Banded Tiger Beetle sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%) and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the S-Banded Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (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.
