Penthe pimelia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Penthe pimelia, the velvety bark beetle, is a species of polypore fungus beetle in the family Tetratomidae. It is found in North America. This species has a uniformly dark appearance, including a dark scutellum, which distinguishes it from the only other species of Penthe in North America, Penthe obliqiuata, which exhibits a distinct, bright-orange scutellum. 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 Velvety Bark Beetle sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1019th 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 Velvety Bark Beetle in Dallas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Dallas, in our data
Dallas is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Velvety Bark Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Velvety Bark Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (9 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.
