Chauliognathus marginatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Chauliognathus marginatus, known generally as the margined leatherwing or margined soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in Central America and North America. It is most commonly found on white flowers in spring and early summer. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Leatherwing Beetle sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st most-seen of the 496 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.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Leatherwing Beetle in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and July–October, the lowest months. That is one of Everglades National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 240 mm in June.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Margined Leatherwing Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Margined Leatherwing Beetle sightings, Everglades National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%) and Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Margined Leatherwing Beetle that you can see in Everglades National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Dark Flower Scarab (about 20%), Spotless Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Orange Blister Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Margined Leatherwing Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (60 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.
