Cicindela punctulata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cicindela punctulata, the punctured tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle (subfamily Cicindelinae) commonly found across much of the United States, southeastern Canada, and in parts of northern Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Punctured Tiger Beetle sighting in Orlando on a given day, based on 6 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.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Punctured Tiger Beetle in Orlando on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months. Those are among Orlando's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in November.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Punctured Tiger Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Punctured Tiger Beetle sightings, Orlando ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Denver (United States, about 10%), Salt Lake City (United States, under 5%) and Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Punctured Tiger 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 Punctured Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Orlando (6 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.
