Eleodes extricata
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Eleodes extricata is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is also known as extricated darkling beetle. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Extricated Darkling Beetle sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 161st most-seen of the 191 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Extricated Darkling Beetle in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Extricated Darkling Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Extricated Darkling Beetle sightings, Rocky Mountain National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Zion National Park (United States, about 10%) and Grand Canyon National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Eleodes
The closest relatives of the Extricated Darkling Beetle that you can see in Rocky Mountain National Park (genus Eleodes, Desert Stink Beetles) are Three-Ribbed Darkling Beetle (about 10%) and Eleodes nigrina (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Extricated Darkling Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Rocky Mountain National Park (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.
