Dasymutilla satanas
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Dasymutilla satanas, also known as Satan's velvet ant, is a species of velvet ant found in the deserts of the Great Basin region of North America. The name is most likely a reference to the "hellish" deserts where it dwells. The females of this species are relatively large for the genus, comparable to the size of Dasymutilla magna or Dasymutilla sackenii females. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dasymutilla satanas sighting in Grand Canyon National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 110th most-seen of the 143 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dasymutilla satanas in Grand Canyon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dasymutilla satanas sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Grand Canyon National Park, in our data
Grand Canyon National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dasymutilla satanas sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Dasymutilla
The closest relatives of the Dasymutilla satanas that you can see in Grand Canyon National Park (genus Dasymutilla) are Dasymutilla vestita (about 10%), Thistledown Velvet Ant (about 10%) and Magnificent Velvet Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dasymutilla satanas is recorded against all the insects logged in Grand Canyon National Park (6 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.
