Schizopus laetus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Schizopus laetus is a species of false jewel beetle in the family Schizopodidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Schizopus laetus sighting in Death Valley National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Schizopus laetus in Death Valley National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Schizopus laetus 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 Schizopus laetus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Schizopus laetus 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 Schizopus laetus is recorded against all the insects logged in Death Valley 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.
