Epicauta purpurea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Epicauta purpurea is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Epicauta purpurea sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 300th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Epicauta purpurea in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months. Those are among Saguaro National Park's wettest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against almost none in May.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Epicauta purpurea 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 Epicauta purpurea sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Meloidae
The closest relatives of the Epicauta purpurea that you can see in Saguaro National Park (family Meloidae, Blister Beetles) are Iron Cross Blister Beetle (about 20%) and Master Blister Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Epicauta purpurea is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (5 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.
