Cicindela punctulata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Cicindela punctulata, the punctured tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle (subfamily Cicindelinae) commonly found across much of the United States, southeastern Canada, and in parts of northern Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Punctured Tiger Beetle sighting in Point Pelee National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 196 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.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Punctured Tiger Beetle in Point Pelee National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Punctured Tiger Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 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 Punctured Tiger Beetle sightings, Point Pelee National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Punctured Tiger Beetle that you can see in Point Pelee National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%), Spotted Pink Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Spotted Cucumber Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Punctured Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Point Pelee National Park (11 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.
