Tetracha virginica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Tetracha virginica, known generally as the Virginia metallic tiger beetle or Virginia big-headed tiger beetle, is a species of big-headed tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Virginia Metallic Tiger Beetle sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 406th 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.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Virginia Metallic Tiger Beetle in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Virginia Metallic Tiger Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Shenandoah National Park, in our data
Shenandoah National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Virginia Metallic Tiger Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Carabidae
The closest relatives of the Virginia Metallic Tiger Beetle that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle (about 20%), Carabus goryi (about 10%) and Lebia viridis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Virginia Metallic Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (14 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.
