Phanaeus difformis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Phanaeus difformis is a species of true dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae that is native to south-central United States and adjacent far northern Mexico. It may hybridize with the generally more common P. vindex. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phanaeus difformis sighting in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, September and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Phanaeus difformis in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phanaeus difformis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Padre Island National Seashore, in our data
Padre Island National Seashore is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Phanaeus difformis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Phanaeus difformis that you can see in Padre Island National Seashore (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Fringed Diving Beetle (about 10%), Coastal Tiger Beetle (about 10%) and Spotted Cucumber Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phanaeus difformis is recorded against all the insects logged in Padre Island National Seashore (13 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.
