Cryptoglossa muricata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptoglossa muricata sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 56th most-seen of the 190 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptoglossa muricata in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cryptoglossa muricata sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cryptoglossa muricata sightings, Joshua Tree National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Death Valley National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Tenebrionidae
The closest relatives of the Cryptoglossa muricata that you can see in Joshua Tree National Park (family Tenebrionidae, Darkling Beetles) are Armored Stink Beetle (about 30%), Eleodes grandicollis (about 20%) and Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cryptoglossa muricata is recorded against all the insects logged in Joshua Tree National Park (28 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.
