Euphoria sepulcralis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Euphoria sepulcralis, the dark flower scarab, is a species of scarab beetle in the subfamily Cetoniinae. It is 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in) long and is brown in color. It is found in North America in countries such as Mexico and southern and Central United States. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Flower Scarab sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 130 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 242nd most-seen of the 1624 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.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Flower Scarab in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–February, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark Flower Scarab sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Dark Flower Scarab sightings, Austin ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in San Antonio (United States, about 10%), Miami (United States, about 10%) and Orlando (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark Flower Scarab is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (130 verified sightings), 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.
