Acmaeodera gibbula
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Acmaeodera gibbula is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Acmaeodera gibbula sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 116th most-seen of the 354 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Acmaeodera gibbula in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to July, the lowest months. That is one of Saguaro National Park's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against almost none in May.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Acmaeodera gibbula sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Saguaro National Park, in our data
Saguaro National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Acmaeodera gibbula sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Acmaeodera
The closest relatives of the Acmaeodera gibbula that you can see in Saguaro National Park (genus Acmaeodera) are Acmaeodera alicia (about 10%) and Acmaeodera scalaris (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Acmaeodera gibbula is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (30 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.
