Deloyala guttata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Deloyala guttata, the mottled tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. Larva carry shields made from exuviae and frass on their abdomen that they lift to shield their dorsum from predators. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Tortoise Beetle sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 363rd most-seen of the 723 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Tortoise Beetle in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mottled Tortoise Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Mottled Tortoise Beetle sightings, Shenandoah National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Mottled Tortoise Beetle that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Larger Elm Leaf Beetle (about 30%), Dogbane Leaf Beetle (about 20%) and Spotted Cucumber Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mottled Tortoise Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (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.
