Chaetocnema brunnescens
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Chaetocnema brunnescens, the buttonwood flea beetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buttonwood Flea Beetle sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 478th most-seen of the 826 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 Buttonwood Flea Beetle in Miami on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buttonwood Flea 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.
Only Miami, in our data
Miami is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Buttonwood Flea Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Buttonwood Flea Beetle that you can see in Miami (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Palmetto Tortoise Beetle (about 10%), Common Sieve Tortoise Beetle (about 10%) and Iridescent Tortoise Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buttonwood Flea Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (14 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.
