Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion

Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion

Glenurus gratus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

10 Verified sightings at Great Smoky Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
10 In 1 park
August Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion

Glenurus gratus, also known as the pleasing picture-winged antlion, is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 441st 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.

When is the best time to see a Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

July to October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion?

Between 5 and 8 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Where else can you see a Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion?

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 Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (10 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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