Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle

Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle

Eleodes hispilabris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Salt Lake City

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

58 Verified sightings at Salt Lake City
64 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle

Eleodes hispilabris is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It occurs in North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
2 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle in Salt Lake City?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle sighting in Salt Lake City on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle in Salt Lake City?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle in Salt Lake City on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Salt Lake City the best place to see a Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle?

Yes

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle sightings, Salt Lake City has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Denver (United States, under 5%).

Where does the Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Salt Lake City (58 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.

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