Eleodes grandicollis

Eleodes grandicollis

Eleodes grandicollis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Joshua Tree National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

66 Verified sightings at Joshua Tree National Park From 2019 to 2026
66 In 1 park
November Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Eleodes grandicollis

Eleodes grandicollis is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Eleodes grandicollis in Joshua Tree National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eleodes grandicollis sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 66 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 190 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Eleodes grandicollis in Joshua Tree National Park?

November

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Eleodes grandicollis in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Eleodes grandicollis?

Between 5 and 8 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eleodes grandicollis 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.

Where else can you see an Eleodes grandicollis?

Only Joshua Tree National Park, in our data

Joshua Tree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eleodes grandicollis sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Eleodes grandicollis live in Joshua Tree National Park?

Same genus: Eleodes

The closest relatives of the Eleodes grandicollis that you can see in Joshua Tree National Park (genus Eleodes, Desert Stink Beetles) are Armored Stink Beetle (about 30%), Rough-Lipped Darkling Beetle (about 10%) and Eleodes carbonaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Eleodes grandicollis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Eleodes grandicollis is recorded against all the insects logged in Joshua Tree National Park (66 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.

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