Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Blurry-Spotted False Darkling Beetle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blurry-Spotted False Darkling Beetle sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 513th most-seen of the 822 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Blurry-Spotted False Darkling Beetle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Accepted Answer

June–July and September. In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blurry-Spotted False Darkling Beetle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Blurry-Spotted False Darkling Beetle?

Accepted Answer

Between 7 and 10 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blurry-Spotted False Darkling Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Question 4

Where else can you see a Blurry-Spotted False Darkling Beetle?

Accepted Answer

Only Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in our data. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blurry-Spotted False Darkling Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Question 5

Which relatives of the Blurry-Spotted False Darkling Beetle live in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same order: Coleoptera. The closest relatives of the Blurry-Spotted False Darkling Beetle that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Megalodacne heros (about 40%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%) and Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Blurry-Spotted False Darkling Beetle sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Blurry-Spotted False Darkling Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (7 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.

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
2	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
3	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
4	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	<5%

Blurry-Spotted False Darkling Beetle

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