Phanaeus igneus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Phanaeus igneus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phanaeus igneus sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 110th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and August–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phanaeus igneus in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phanaeus igneus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, in our data
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Phanaeus igneus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phanaeus igneus is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (9 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.
