Margined Shining Leaf Chafer

Margined Shining Leaf Chafer

Callistethus marginatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Everglades National Park

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

14 Verified sightings at Everglades National Park From 2019 to 2026
64 In all 4 parks
March Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer in Everglades National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 201st most-seen of the 496 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 Margined Shining Leaf Chafer in Everglades National Park?

March–May, July–August and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, June and September–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Margined Shining Leaf Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Everglades National Park the best place to see a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Margined Shining Leaf Chafer sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Margined Shining Leaf Chafer live in Everglades National Park?

Same family: Scarabaeidae

The closest relatives of the Margined Shining Leaf Chafer that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Dark Flower Scarab (about 20%), Delta Flower Scarab (about 10%) and Humpback Dung Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Margined Shining Leaf Chafer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Margined Shining Leaf Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (14 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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