Sharp-Headed Sharpshooter

Sharp-Headed Sharpshooter

Draeculacephala robinsoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Houston

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

7 Verified sightings at Houston
8 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sharp-Headed Sharpshooter in Houston?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-Headed Sharpshooter sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 847th 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.

When is the best time to see a Sharp-Headed Sharpshooter in Houston?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-Headed Sharpshooter in Houston on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Sharp-Headed Sharpshooter?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sharp-Headed Sharpshooter sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Houston the best place to see a Sharp-Headed Sharpshooter?

Among the best

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Sharp-Headed Sharpshooter sightings, Houston ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Baltimore (United States, under 5%) and Dallas (United States, under 5%).

Where does the Sharp-Headed Sharpshooter sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sharp-Headed Sharpshooter is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (7 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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