Pacificanthia consors
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Pacificanthia consors, also known as the brown leatherwing beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America, mainly in California. Adults are 14-19 mm in length. They are orange with brown wing covers, and the legs are reddish with black markings. Adults are mostly commonly on the wing in April and May. Adult beetles and their larva both spend most of their time in plant litter where they prey on other soil fauna. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Leather Wing Beetle sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 125th most-seen of the 693 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Leather Wing Beetle in San Diego on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months. Those are among San Diego's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 55 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Leather Wing Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Brown Leather Wing Beetle sightings, San Diego ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Sacramento (United States, about 10%) and Los Angeles (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Brown Leather Wing Beetle that you can see in San Diego (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Figeater Beetle (about 20%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Spotless Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Leather Wing Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in San Diego (73 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.
