Small-Eyed Click Beetle

Small-Eyed Click Beetle

Alaus myops

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Houston

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

13 Verified sightings at Houston
22 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Small-Eyed Click Beetle in Houston?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Small-Eyed Click Beetle sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 603rd 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 Small-Eyed Click Beetle in Houston?

April

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small-Eyed Click Beetle in Houston on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Small-Eyed Click Beetle?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small-Eyed Click Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Small-Eyed Click Beetle?

Only Houston, in our data

Houston is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Small-Eyed Click Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Small-Eyed Click Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Small-Eyed Click Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (13 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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