Podabrus rugosulus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Podabrus rugosulus is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wrinkled Soldier Beetle sighting in Montreal on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 396th most-seen of the 926 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.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wrinkled Soldier Beetle in Montreal on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wrinkled Soldier Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Wrinkled Soldier Beetle sightings, Montreal ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Boston (United States, under 5%), Washington (United States, under 5%) and Baltimore (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Cantharidae
The closest relatives of the Wrinkled Soldier Beetle that you can see in Montreal (family Cantharidae, Soldier Beetles) are Common Red Soldier Beetle (about 10%), Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (about 10%) and Cantharis livida (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wrinkled Soldier Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Montreal (17 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.
