Acmaeodera xanthosticta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Acmaeodera xanthosticta is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, North America, and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Acmaeodera xanthosticta sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 95th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Acmaeodera xanthosticta in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Acmaeodera xanthosticta sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, in our data
Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Acmaeodera xanthosticta sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Acmaeodera xanthosticta is recorded against all the insects logged in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (6 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.
