Acmaeodera alicia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Acmaeodera alicia is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America, Mexico, and the Southwest United States. Larval hosts include Acacia and Cercidium and adult hosts include Baileya, Ferocactus, and Hymenothrix. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Acmaeodera alicia sighting in Phoenix on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 136th most-seen of the 264 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Acmaeodera alicia in Phoenix on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Acmaeodera alicia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Phoenix, in our data
Phoenix is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Acmaeodera alicia sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Acmaeodera alicia is recorded against all the insects logged in Phoenix (13 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.
