Iphthiminus serratus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Iphthiminus serratus is a species of darkling beetles in the subfamily Tenebrioninae. Originally I. sublaevis and I. salebrosus were considered subspecies of I. serratus due to minor geographical variation, but this variation is gradual and they are now considered synonyms. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Serrated Darkling Beetle sighting in Glacier National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 147 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Serrated Darkling Beetle in Glacier National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Serrated Darkling Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 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 Serrated Darkling Beetle sightings, Glacier National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 10%) and Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Serrated Darkling Beetle that you can see in Glacier National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are White-Spotted Sawyer (about 30%), Ornate Checkered Beetle (about 20%) and Yellow Velvet Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Serrated Darkling Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Glacier 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.
