Chauliognathus marginatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Chauliognathus marginatus, known generally as the margined leatherwing or margined soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in Central America and North America. It is most commonly found on white flowers in spring and early summer. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Leatherwing Beetle sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 174th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Leatherwing Beetle in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Margined Leatherwing 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.
7th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Margined Leatherwing Beetle sightings, Miami ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Baltimore (United States, about 10%), Detroit (United States, about 10%) and Philadelphia (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Margined Leatherwing Beetle that you can see in Miami (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%), Sri Lanka Weevil (about 20%) and Dark Flower Scarab (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Margined Leatherwing Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (76 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.
