California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle

California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle

Coelocnemis dilaticollis

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

9 Verified sightings at Grand Teton National Park From 2019 to 2026
60 In all 4 parks
June Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle

Coelocnemis dilaticollis, the California broad-necked darkling beetle, is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is found mainly in the western United States and western Canada. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle in Grand Teton National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle sighting in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 140 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle in Grand Teton National Park?

June and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle?

Between 4 and 7 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Grand Teton National Park the best place to see a California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 4 parks where we can rate California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle sightings, Grand Teton National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 10%) and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 10%).

Where does the California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Grand Teton National Park (9 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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