Two-Lined Leatherwing

Two-Lined Leatherwing

Atalantycha bilineata

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

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

8 Verified sightings at Great Smoky Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
8 In 1 park
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Two-Lined Leatherwing

Atalantycha bilineata, known generally as the two-lined cantharid or two-lined leather-wing, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. 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 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Two-Lined Leatherwing in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Lined Leatherwing sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 8 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.

When is the best time to see a Two-Lined Leatherwing in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

March and April

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Lined Leatherwing in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Two-Lined Leatherwing?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Two-Lined Leatherwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Two-Lined Leatherwing?

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 Two-Lined Leatherwing sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Two-Lined Leatherwing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Two-Lined Leatherwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (8 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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