Eupompha elegans
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Eupompha elegans is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | 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 an Elegant Blister Beetle sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st 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.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Elegant Blister Beetle in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elegant Blister Beetle 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 Elegant Blister Beetle sightings, Joshua Tree National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Death Valley National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Meloidae
The closest relatives of the Elegant Blister Beetle that you can see in Joshua Tree National Park (family Meloidae, Blister Beetles) are Inflated Beetle (about 30%), Master Blister Beetle (about 20%) and Green Blister Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elegant Blister Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Joshua Tree National Park (25 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.
