Ellipsoptera marginata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Ellipsoptera marginata, the margined tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Tiger Beetle sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 315th 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.
April–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Tiger Beetle in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–March, the lowest months. Those are among Everglades National Park's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in March.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Margined Tiger 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Margined Tiger Beetle sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Carabidae
The closest relatives of the Margined 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 Margined Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades 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.
