Cicindela oregona
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tiger Beetle sighting in Redwood National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 101 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.
June and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tiger Beetle in Redwood National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to March, the lowest months. Those are among Redwood National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 360 mm in January.
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.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Western Tiger Beetle sightings, Redwood National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 20%), 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 Redwood National Park (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Narrow-Collared Snail-Eating Beetle (about 20%) and Velvet Snail-Eating Beetle (about 20%), 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 Redwood National Park (19 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.
