Rabbitbrush Beetle

Rabbitbrush Beetle

Trirhabda nitidicollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Denver

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

80 Verified sightings at Denver
June Best month

About the Rabbitbrush Beetle

Trirhabda nitidicollis is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

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Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rabbitbrush Beetle in Denver?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rabbitbrush Beetle sighting in Denver on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 461 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.

When is the best time to see a Rabbitbrush Beetle in Denver?

May to September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rabbitbrush Beetle in Denver on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Rabbitbrush Beetle?

Only Denver, in our data

Denver is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rabbitbrush Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Rabbitbrush Beetle live in Denver?

Same family: Chrysomelidae

The closest relatives of the Rabbitbrush Beetle that you can see in Denver (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Elm Leaf Beetle (about 10%) and Spotted Cucumber Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Rabbitbrush Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rabbitbrush Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Denver (80 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.

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