Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid

Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid

Acmaeodera flavomarginata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

16 Verified sightings at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park From 2019 to 2026
44 In all 2 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid

Acmaeodera flavomarginata is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
2 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
~10%
2 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 163rd most-seen of the 431 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

September to December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Cumbres de Monterrey National Park the best place to see a Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%).

Where does the Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Margined Flower Buprestid is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (16 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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