Chauliognathus marginatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 Orlando on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 240th most-seen of the 294 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 Margined Leatherwing Beetle in Orlando on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Orlando's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 50 mm in November.
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.
9th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Margined Leatherwing Beetle sightings, Orlando ranks 9th 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 Orlando (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%), Sri Lanka Weevil (about 10%) and Diaprepes Root Weevil (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 Orlando (7 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.
