Eleodes armata
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Eleodes armata, the armored stink beetle, is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is found in the western United States and Mexico in arid environments. It has spurs on all of its legs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Armored Stink Beetle sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 154 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 190 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Armored Stink Beetle in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May and August, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Armored Stink Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Armored Stink Beetle sightings, Joshua Tree National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Death Valley National Park (United States, about 30%) and Saguaro National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same genus: Eleodes
The closest relatives of the Armored Stink Beetle that you can see in Joshua Tree National Park (genus Eleodes, Desert Stink Beetles) are Eleodes grandicollis (about 20%), Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle (about 10%) and Eleodes carbonaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Armored Stink Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Joshua Tree National Park (154 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.
