Green Blister Beetle

Green Blister Beetle

Lytta stygica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Joshua Tree National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

45 Verified sightings at Joshua Tree National Park From 2019 to 2026
45 In 1 park
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green Blister Beetle

Lytta stygica is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Blister Beetle in Joshua Tree National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Blister Beetle sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green Blister Beetle in Joshua Tree National Park?

March and April

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Blister Beetle in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green Blister Beetle?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Blister Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Green Blister Beetle?

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 Green Blister Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Green Blister Beetle live in Joshua Tree National Park?

Same genus: Lytta

The closest relatives of the Green Blister Beetle that you can see in Joshua Tree National Park (genus Lytta) are Master Blister Beetle (about 20%) and Red-Eared Blister Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Green Blister Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Blister Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Joshua Tree National Park (45 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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