Tropicus pusillus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Tropicus pusillus is a species of variegated mud-loving beetle in the family Heteroceridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tropicus pusillus sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 710th most-seen of the 1412 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tropicus pusillus in Dallas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tropicus pusillus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Dallas, in our data
Dallas is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tropicus pusillus sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Tropicus pusillus that you can see in Dallas (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%), Spotted Cucumber Beetle (about 20%) and Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tropicus pusillus is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (19 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.
