Callistethus marginatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer sighting in Orlando on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st most-seen of the 294 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.
January–April, June–August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer in Orlando on a given day, against under 5% in May, September–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Margined Shining Leaf Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Margined Shining Leaf Chafer sightings, Orlando ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Miami (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Margined Shining Leaf Chafer that you can see in Orlando (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Dark Flower Scarab (about 10%), Common Green June Beetle (about 10%) and Grapevine Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Margined Shining Leaf Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Orlando (24 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.
