Alaus melanops
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Alaus melanops is a species in the Alaus genus. It is commonly known as the western eyed click beetle and the western eyed eletar. The species name, melanops, is Greek for black face or appearance. It is native to North America, and its size can range from 20 to 30 mm (0.8 to 1.2 in). Larvae are predatory, whereas adults feed on nectar. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Eyed Click Beetle sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 161 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Western Eyed Click Beetle in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, 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 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Eyed Click 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 2 parks where we can rate Western Eyed Click Beetle sightings, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Yosemite National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Western Eyed Click Beetle that you can see in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Convergent Lady Beetle (about 40%), White-Spotted Sawyer (about 40%) and Ornate Checkered Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Eyed Click Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (35 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.
