Pacificanthia consors
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | 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 Francisco on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 234th most-seen of the 737 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.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Leather Wing Beetle in San Francisco on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of San Francisco's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 110 mm in December.
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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Brown Leather Wing Beetle sightings, San Francisco ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sacramento (United States, about 10%), Los Angeles (United States, under 5%) and San Diego (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Leather Wing Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in San Francisco (46 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.
