Western Red-Bellied Tiger Beetle

Western Red-Bellied Tiger Beetle

Cicindela sedecimpunctata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Saguaro National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

92 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026
92 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Western Red-Bellied Tiger Beetle in Saguaro National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Red-Bellied Tiger Beetle sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 92 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 354 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Western Red-Bellied Tiger Beetle in Saguaro National Park?

July

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Western Red-Bellied Tiger Beetle in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months. That is one of Saguaro National Park's wettest months, with about 55 mm of rain against almost none in May.

What time of day is best to see a Western Red-Bellied Tiger Beetle?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Red-Bellied Tiger Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Western Red-Bellied Tiger Beetle?

Only Saguaro National Park, in our data

Saguaro National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Western Red-Bellied Tiger Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Western Red-Bellied Tiger Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Western Red-Bellied Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (92 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.

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