Margined Shining Leaf Chafer

Margined Shining Leaf Chafer

Callistethus marginatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Shenandoah National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

9 Verified sightings at Shenandoah National Park From 2019 to 2026
64 In all 4 parks
June Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer in Shenandoah National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 9 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.

When is the best time to see a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer in Shenandoah National Park?

June and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Margined Shining Leaf Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Shenandoah National Park the best place to see a Margined Shining Leaf Chafer?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Margined Shining Leaf Chafer sightings, Shenandoah National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 20%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Margined Shining Leaf Chafer live in Shenandoah National Park?

Same family: Scarabaeidae

The closest relatives of the Margined Shining Leaf Chafer that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Common Green June Beetle (about 20%), Japanese Beetle (about 20%) and Eastern Hercules Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Margined Shining Leaf Chafer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Margined Shining Leaf Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (9 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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