Eleodes obscura
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Eleodes obscura, commonly known as the obscure darkling beetle, is a species of darkling beetle in the genus Eleodes of western North America. It ranges from south-central British Columbia, eastern Washington and Oregon, south to northern Mexico and east to Nebraska, Kansas and Texas.
Eleodes obscura is dull, black, 23–31 mm (0.9–1.2 in) long with grooved elytra. Each front femur bears an anterior tooth near the tibia. The pronotum lacks obvious forward projections from the anterior corners. The diet of Eleodes obscura includes dead plant material, animal remains, roots, and seeds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Darkling Beetle sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 21 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.
February–April, June and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Darkling Beetle in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Obscure Darkling Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Obscure Darkling Beetle sightings, Saguaro National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Zion National Park (United States, about 50%), Guadalupe Mountains National Park (United States, about 30%) and Grand Canyon National Park (United States, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Obscure Darkling Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (21 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.
