Cicindela repanda
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cicindela repanda, commonly known as the bronzed tiger beetle or common shore tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle that is 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) long and lives in most of North America. It has a small labrum with one tooth and a coppery, hairy pronotum. The shoulder marking usually touches the middle band. It is most often seen in spring and summer, and it lives in sand, gravel, or clay soil. It feeds on many species of insects and even some fruit. The species has a two-year life cycle. It can be found across sand dunes around the Great Lakes. The species comprises three subspecies: C. repanda repanda, C. repanda novascotiae, and C. repanda tanneri.
C. repanda are a spring-fall species, meaning larvae pupate and emerge in fall, overwinter as adults to mate in spring, and “summer”, where adults emerge only in the summer and overwinter as larvae. Overwintering means that they require a cold temperature-induced diapause before mating. The most common life cycle lasts two years.
Cicindela repanda, Cicindela formosa, and Cicindela scutellaris exhibit similar seasonal behaviors as they are also spring-fall species. Typically, adults emerge from hibernation... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bronzed Tiger Beetle sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 790th most-seen of the 1057 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 Bronzed Tiger Beetle in Houston on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bronzed Tiger Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Bronzed Tiger Beetle sightings, Houston ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Denver (United States, about 10%), Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, under 5%) and Edmonton (Canada, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bronzed Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (8 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.
