Small-Eyed Click Beetle

Small-Eyed Click Beetle

Alaus myops

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

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

6 Verified sightings at Great Smoky Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
22 In all 3 parks
May Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Small-Eyed Click Beetle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Small-Eyed Click Beetle sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 628th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Small-Eyed Click Beetle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small-Eyed Click Beetle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Small-Eyed Click Beetle?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small-Eyed Click Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Great Smoky Mountains National Park the best place to see a Small-Eyed Click Beetle?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Small-Eyed Click Beetle sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%) and Everglades National Park (United States, under 5%).

Where does the Small-Eyed Click Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Small-Eyed Click Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains 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.

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