Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle

Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle

Acmaeodera pulchella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Miami

In 3 days ~10%

5 Verified sightings at Miami
38 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle

Acmaeodera pulchella, the flat-headed bald cypress sapwood borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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

Cities Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle in Miami?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 752nd most-seen of the 826 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle in Miami?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle in Miami on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood 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.

Where else can you see a Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle?

Only Miami, in our data

Miami is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (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.

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