Chalcophora virginiensis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Chalcophora virginiensis, the sculptured pine borer, is a metallic woodboring beetle of the Buprestidae family. It is endemic to forested areas in the eastern United States and Canada. Some authors have synonymised it with the western species Chalcophora angulicollis, but Maier and Ivie (2013) demonstrate that the species are distinct. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sculptured Pine Borer sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 189 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, August–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sculptured Pine Borer in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in January–May, July and November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sculptured Pine Borer 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 Sculptured Pine Borer sightings, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Sculptured Pine Borer that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Margined Leatherwing Beetle (about 10%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Horned Passalus Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sculptured Pine Borer is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (5 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.
