Cicindela trifasciata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cicindela trifasciata, also known as the S-banded tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a S-Banded Tiger Beetle sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 197th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a S-Banded Tiger Beetle in San Diego on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among San Diego's driest months, with almost no rain against 55 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most S-Banded Tiger Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate S-Banded Tiger Beetle sightings, San Diego has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Austin (United States, under 5%) and Miami (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the S-Banded Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in San Diego (68 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.
