Chalcophora virginiensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Chalcophora virginiensis, the sculptured pine borer, is a metallic woodboring beetle of the Buprestidae family. It is endemic to forested areas in the eastern United States and Canada. Some authors have synonymised it with the western species Chalcophora angulicollis, but Maier and Ivie (2013) demonstrate that the species are distinct. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sculptured Pine Borer sighting in Orlando on a given day, based on 26 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.
June to December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sculptured Pine Borer in Orlando on a given day, against under 5% in January to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sculptured Pine Borer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Sculptured Pine Borer sightings, Orlando has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Houston (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Sculptured Pine Borer 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 Sculptured Pine Borer is recorded against all the insects logged in Orlando (26 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.
