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Tetracha floridana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Tetracha floridana, known generally as the Florida metallic tiger beetle or Florida big-headed tiger beetle, is a species of big-headed tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Florida Metallic Tiger Beetle sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 354th most-seen of the 496 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July–August and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Florida Metallic Tiger Beetle in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Florida Metallic Tiger Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Everglades National Park, in our data
Everglades National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Florida Metallic Tiger Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Carabidae
The closest relatives of the Florida Metallic Tiger Beetle that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are S-Banded Tiger Beetle (about 10%) and Saltmarsh Tiger Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Florida Metallic Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (7 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.
