Acmaeodera pulchella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Acmaeodera pulchella, the flat-headed bald cypress sapwood borer, 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 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 630th most-seen of the 723 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle sightings, Shenandoah National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Buprestidae
The closest relatives of the Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (family Buprestidae, Jewel Beetles) are Emerald Ash Borer (about 10%), Red-Necked Cane Borer (about 10%) and Agrilus cyanescens (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Flat-Headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (5 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.
