Microcylloepus similis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Microcylloepus similis sighting in Death Valley National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 108 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Microcylloepus similis in Death Valley National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and August–December, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Microcylloepus similis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Death Valley National Park, in our data
Death Valley National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Microcylloepus similis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Microcylloepus similis that you can see in Death Valley National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Master Blister Beetle (about 40%), Ornate Checkered Beetle (about 40%) and Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Microcylloepus similis is recorded against all the insects logged in Death Valley National Park (8 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.
