Tachardiella larreae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Creosote Lac Scale sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 86th most-seen of the 190 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–May, July–August and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Creosote Lac Scale in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, June and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Creosote Lac Scale sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Creosote Lac Scale sightings, Joshua Tree National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Death Valley National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Creosote Lac Scale that you can see in Joshua Tree National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Western Leaf-Footed Bug (about 20%), Oak Wax Scale (about 20%) and California Bordered Plant Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Creosote Lac Scale is recorded against all the insects logged in Joshua Tree National Park (18 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.
