Cicindela oregona
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Cicindela oregona, also called the Western tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetles native to North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tiger Beetle sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 107 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and July–September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tiger Beetle in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in October to February, the lowest months. Those are among Pacific Rim National Park Reserve's driest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 470 mm in November.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Tiger Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Western Tiger Beetle sightings, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, about 10%) and Zion National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Carabidae
The closest relatives of the Western Tiger Beetle that you can see in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Narrow-Collared Snail-Eating Beetle (about 20%) and Nebria diversa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (69 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.
