Buprestis lyrata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Buprestis lyrata is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-Faced Jewel Beetle sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-Faced Jewel Beetle in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. That is one of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 190 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pink-Faced Jewel Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pink-Faced Jewel Beetle sightings, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Yosemite National Park (United States, about 10%) and Glacier National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pink-Faced Jewel Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (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.
