Menkeleon bellulus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Menkeleon is a genus of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae. There is one described species in Menkeleon, Menkeleon bellulus. It is found in the Western United States and Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Menkeleon bellulus sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 60th most-seen of the 161 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Menkeleon bellulus in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Menkeleon bellulus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, in our data
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Menkeleon bellulus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Menkeleon bellulus is recorded against all the insects logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (11 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.
