Lampetis drummondi
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Lampetis drummondi is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lampetis drummondi sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 57 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lampetis drummondi in Guadalupe Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to July, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lampetis drummondi 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 Lampetis drummondi sightings, Guadalupe Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Big Bend National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Lampetis drummondi that you can see in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Obscure Darkling Beetle (about 30%), Stenomorpha opaca (about 20%) and Convergent Lady Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lampetis drummondi is recorded against all the insects logged in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (12 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.
