Eye-Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle

Eye-Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle

Glipa oculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Minneapolis [Saint Paul]

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

56 Verified sightings at Minneapolis [Saint Paul]
July Best month

About the Eye-Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle

Glipa oculata is a species of beetle in the genus Glipa. It was described in 1835. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
4 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
5 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Eye-Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle in Minneapolis [Saint Paul]?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eye-Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 163rd most-seen of the 672 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Eye-Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle in Minneapolis [Saint Paul]?

June and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eye-Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among Minneapolis [Saint Paul]'s wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in January.

Is Minneapolis [Saint Paul] the best place to see an Eye-Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle?

Yes

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Eye-Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Chicago (United States, under 5%) and Toronto (Canada, under 5%).

Where does the Eye-Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Eye-Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (56 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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