Eleodes obscura
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Eleodes obscura, commonly known as the obscure darkling beetle, is a species of darkling beetle in the genus Eleodes of western North America. It ranges from south-central British Columbia, eastern Washington and Oregon, south to northern Mexico and east to Nebraska, Kansas and Texas.
Eleodes obscura is dull, black, 23–31 mm (0.9–1.2 in) long with grooved elytra. Each front femur bears an anterior tooth near the tibia. The pronotum lacks obvious forward projections from the anterior corners. The diet of Eleodes obscura includes dead plant material, animal remains, roots, and seeds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Darkling Beetle sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 57 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Darkling Beetle in Guadalupe Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to February, the lowest months. That is one of Guadalupe Mountains National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 50 mm in August.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Obscure Darkling Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Obscure Darkling Beetle sightings, Guadalupe Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Zion National Park (United States, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Obscure Darkling Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (26 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.
