Euphoria sepulcralis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Euphoria sepulcralis, the dark flower scarab, is a species of scarab beetle in the subfamily Cetoniinae. It is 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in) long and is brown in color. It is found in North America in countries such as Mexico and southern and Central United States. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Flower Scarab sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 189 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Flower Scarab in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in September to January, the lowest months. That is one of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 210 mm in September.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark Flower Scarab sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Dark Flower Scarab sightings, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 20%) and Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Dark Flower Scarab that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Smooth Ox Beetle (about 10%), Phanaeus igneus (about 10%) and Rainbow Scarab (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark Flower Scarab is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (16 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.
