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Opatroides punctulatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Opatroides punctulatus is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | |
| 2 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Opatroides punctulatus sighting in Salt Lake City on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 149th most-seen of the 242 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.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Opatroides punctulatus in Salt Lake City on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Salt Lake City's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 70 mm in December.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Opatroides punctulatus sightings, Salt Lake City ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Athens (Greece, about 10%).
Same family: Tenebrionidae
The closest relatives of the Opatroides punctulatus that you can see in Salt Lake City (family Tenebrionidae, Darkling Beetles) are Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle (about 10%) and Obscure Darkling Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Opatroides punctulatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Salt Lake City (9 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.
