Chalcophora virginiensis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Chalcophora virginiensis, the sculptured pine borer, is a metallic woodboring beetle of the Buprestidae family. It is endemic to forested areas in the eastern United States and Canada. Some authors have synonymised it with the western species Chalcophora angulicollis, but Maier and Ivie (2013) demonstrate that the species are distinct. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sculptured Pine Borer sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 246th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sculptured Pine Borer in Houston on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and September–February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sculptured Pine Borer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Sculptured Pine Borer sightings, Houston ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Orlando (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sculptured Pine Borer is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (54 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.
