Cicindela oregona
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cicindela oregona, also called the Western tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetles native to North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tiger Beetle sighting in Sacramento on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 209th most-seen of the 386 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.
May, July and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tiger Beetle in Sacramento on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–September and November–April, the lowest months. Those are among Sacramento's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 120 mm in December.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Tiger Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Western Tiger Beetle sightings, Sacramento has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Vancouver (Canada, under 5%) and Seattle (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Sacramento (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.
