Acmaeodera scalaris
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Acmaeodera scalaris, the ladder buprestid, 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 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Acmaeodera scalaris sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 167th most-seen of the 354 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.
August to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Acmaeodera scalaris in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to July, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Acmaeodera scalaris sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Acmaeodera scalaris sightings, Saguaro National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Big Bend National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Acmaeodera
The closest relatives of the Acmaeodera scalaris that you can see in Saguaro National Park (genus Acmaeodera) are Acmaeodera alicia (about 10%) and Acmaeodera gibbula (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Acmaeodera scalaris is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (17 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.
