Rhodobaenus quinquepunctatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Rhodobaenus quinquepunctatus, the cocklebur weevil, is a species of snout or bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America, and feeds primarily on plants belonging to family Asteraceae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cocklebur Weevil sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 236th most-seen of the 822 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.
May–June and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cocklebur Weevil in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cocklebur Weevil sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cocklebur Weevil sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Cocklebur Weevil 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cocklebur Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (22 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.
