Cleridae (Checkered Beetles)

Species in this group

Trichodes ornatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trichodes leucopsideus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trichodes apiarius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trichodes alvearius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Trichodes octopunctatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trichodes flavocinctus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Thanasimus formicarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trichodes nutalli

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Clerus mutillarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aulicus edwardsi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trichodes peninsularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Enoclerus ichneumoneus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Checkered Beetles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 12	~40%
	Trichodes leucopsideus			~30%
	Trichodes octopunctatus			~10%
	Trichodes flavocinctus			~10%
2	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~40%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~40%
3	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 12	~30%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~20%
	Trichodes alvearius			~10%
4	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 12	~30%
	Trichodes alvearius			~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
	Trichodes leucopsideus			~10%
	European Red-Bellied Clerid			<5%
	Clerus mutillarius			<5%
5	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 12	~30%
	Trichodes alvearius			~20%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
6	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 12	~30%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~30%
7	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 12	~20%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
	Trichodes alvearius			~10%
8	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 12	~20%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
	European Red-Bellied Clerid			~10%
9	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~20%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~20%
10	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 12	~20%
	Trichodes leucopsideus			~10%
	Trichodes octopunctatus			~10%
	European Red-Bellied Clerid			<5%
11	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~20%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~10%
	Aulicus edwardsi			~10%
12	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~20%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~10%
	Trichodes peninsularis			~10%
13	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 12	~20%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
	European Red-Bellied Clerid			~10%
14	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 12	~20%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~20%
15	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 12	~20%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
	Clerus mutillarius			~10%
16	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 12	~20%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~20%
17	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 12	~20%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
	Trichodes alvearius			~10%
18	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 12	~20%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~20%
19	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~20%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~20%
20	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~20%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~20%
21	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~20%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~20%
22	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 12	~20%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~20%
23	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~10%
24	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~10%
25	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 12	~10%
	Trichodes octopunctatus			~10%
26	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 12	~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
27	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 12	~10%
	Trichodes alvearius			~10%
28	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	~10%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~10%
29	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~10%
30	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	~10%
	Red-Blue Checkered Beetle			~10%
31	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~10%
32	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~10%
33	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 12	~10%
	European Red-Bellied Clerid			~10%
34	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~10%
35	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Orange-Banded Clerid			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 12	~20%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
	Clerus mutillarius			~10%
	European Red-Bellied Clerid			<5%
2	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 12	~20%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
	Trichodes alvearius			~10%
3	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 12	~20%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~20%
4	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 12	~20%
	Trichodes alvearius			~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
5	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 12	~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
	European Red-Bellied Clerid			<5%
6	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 12	~10%
	Trichodes octopunctatus			<5%
	Trichodes leucopsideus			<5%
	Trichodes flavocinctus			<5%
7	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 12	~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
	Clerus mutillarius			~10%
8	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 12	~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
	European Red-Bellied Clerid			<5%
9	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 12	~10%
	Trichodes leucopsideus			~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
10	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 12	~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
11	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 12	~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
	European Red-Bellied Clerid			<5%
12	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			<5%
	Aulicus edwardsi			<5%
13	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~10%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			~10%
	Aulicus edwardsi			<5%
14	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 12	~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
15	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 12	~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
16	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 12	~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
17	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 12	~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			<5%
	Trichodes alvearius			<5%
18	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 12	~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
19	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 12	~10%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			~10%
20	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	~10%
	Red-Blue Checkered Beetle			~10%
21	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Red-Blue Checkered Beetle			~10%
22	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 12	<5%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			<5%
23	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 12	<5%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			<5%
24	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 12	<5%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			<5%
25	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 12	<5%
	Trichodes octopunctatus			<5%
26	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	<5%
	Red-Blue Checkered Beetle			<5%
27	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 12	<5%
	Bee-Eating Beetle			<5%
28	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Orange-Banded Clerid			<5%
29	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			<5%
30	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Ornate Checkered Beetle			<5%

Checkered Beetles

Species in this group

Ornate Checkered Beetle

Trichodes leucopsideus

Bee-Eating Beetle

Trichodes alvearius

Trichodes octopunctatus

Trichodes flavocinctus

European Red-Bellied Clerid

Red-Blue Checkered Beetle

Clerus mutillarius

Aulicus edwardsi

Trichodes peninsularis

Orange-Banded Clerid

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Checkered Beetles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked