Disonycha glabrata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Disonycha glabrata, the pigweed flea beetle, is a species of striped flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It feeds on Amaranthus retroflexus and lays eggs in it. The first stadium (duration of the first instar) for the larvae of this species is 3.6 days. The second stadium lasts 2.6 days, followed by 2.9 days of the third stadium, during which time the species also spends 13.5 days in the soil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pigweed Flea Beetle sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 205th most-seen of the 232 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.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pigweed Flea Beetle in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pigweed Flea Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Pigweed Flea Beetle sightings, Mesa ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Valencia (Venezuela, about 30%), Philadelphia (United States, about 10%) and Baltimore (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Pigweed Flea Beetle that you can see in Mesa (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Red-Necked Pachy (about 10%) and Northern Tamarisk Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pigweed Flea Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Mesa (5 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.
