Disonycha glabrata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Disonycha glabrata, the pigweed flea beetle, is a species of striped flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It feeds on Amaranthus retroflexus and lays eggs in it. The first stadium (duration of the first instar) for the larvae of this species is 3.6 days. The second stadium lasts 2.6 days, followed by 2.9 days of the third stadium, during which time the species also spends 13.5 days in the soil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pigweed Flea Beetle sighting in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 77 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pigweed Flea Beetle in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and September–November, the lowest months. That is one of Biotopo Cerro Cahuí's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 25 mm in March.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pigweed Flea Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pigweed Flea Beetle sightings, Biotopo Cerro Cahuí has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%) and Saguaro National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Pigweed Flea Beetle that you can see in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Spotless Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Aloeus Ox Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pigweed Flea Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (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.
