Ptosima laeta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Ptosima laeta, the Texas redbud borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Redbud Borer sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 703rd most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Redbud Borer in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
Only Austin, in our data
Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Texas Redbud Borer sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Buprestidae
The closest relatives of the Texas Redbud Borer that you can see in Austin (family Buprestidae, Jewel Beetles) are Acmaeodera neglecta (about 10%), Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid (about 10%) and Acmaeodera ornatoides (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Texas Redbud Borer is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (28 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.
