Zonitis bilineata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Zonitis bilineata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. Their larvae have been observed feeding on bee eggs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Zonitis bilineata sighting in Salt Lake City on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 169th 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.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zonitis bilineata in Salt Lake City on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among Salt Lake City's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 70 mm in December.
Only Salt Lake City, in our data
Salt Lake City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Zonitis bilineata sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Zonitis bilineata that you can see in Salt Lake City (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Red-Femured Milkweed Borer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Zonitis bilineata is recorded against all the insects logged in Salt Lake City (8 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.
