Pigweed Flea Beetle

Pigweed Flea Beetle

Disonycha glabrata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San Antonio

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

5 Verified sightings at San Antonio
36 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Pigweed Flea Beetle

Disonycha glabrata, the pigweed flea beetle, is a species of striped flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It feeds on Amaranthus retroflexus and lays eggs in it. The first stadium (duration of the first instar) for the larvae of this species is 3.6 days. The second stadium lasts 2.6 days, followed by 2.9 days of the third stadium, during which time the species also spends 13.5 days in the soil. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~30%
2 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
5 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
<5%
9 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pigweed Flea Beetle in San Antonio?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pigweed Flea Beetle sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 625th most-seen of the 697 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.

When is the best time to see a Pigweed Flea Beetle in San Antonio?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pigweed Flea Beetle in San Antonio on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Pigweed Flea Beetle?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pigweed Flea Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is San Antonio the best place to see a Pigweed Flea Beetle?

11th of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Pigweed Flea Beetle sightings, San Antonio ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Valencia (Venezuela, about 30%), Philadelphia (United States, about 10%) and Baltimore (United States, about 10%).

Where does the Pigweed Flea Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pigweed Flea Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (5 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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