Family

Pleasing Fungus Beetles

Erotylidae

9 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderColeoptera (Beetles)
FamilyErotylidae (Pleasing Fungus Beetles)

Species in this group

Megalodacne heros

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Gibbifer californicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Scaphidomorphus bosci

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Episcaphula tamburinea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Iphiclus circulus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Scaphidomorphus quinquepunctatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Episcaphula australis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Languria angustata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Langurites lineatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pleasing Fungus Beetles

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~40%
	Megalodacne heros			~40%
2	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Blue Fungus Beetle			~20%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~20%
	Megalodacne heros			~20%
	Languria angustata			<5%
4	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 9	~20%
	Scaphidomorphus bosci			~20%
5	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 9	~20%
	Iphiclus circulus			~10%
	Scaphidomorphus bosci			~10%
6	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 9	~10%
	Scaphidomorphus bosci			~10%
7	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 9	~10%
	Scaphidomorphus bosci			~10%
8	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~10%
	Scaphidomorphus bosci			~10%
9	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Episcaphula tamburinea			~10%
10	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Megalodacne heros			~10%
11	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 9	~10%
	Scaphidomorphus quinquepunctatus			~10%
12	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~10%
	Scaphidomorphus quinquepunctatus			~10%
13	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	<5%
	Episcaphula australis			<5%
14	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 9	<5%
	Scaphidomorphus bosci			<5%
15	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	<5%
	Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	<5%
	Episcaphula australis			<5%
2	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 9	<5%
	Blue Fungus Beetle			<5%
3	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Languria angustata			<5%
4	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	<5%
	Episcaphula australis			<5%
5	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 9	<5%
	Blue Fungus Beetle			<5%
6	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Megalodacne heros			<5%

Pleasing Fungus Beetles

Species in this group

Megalodacne heros

Blue Fungus Beetle

Scaphidomorphus bosci

Episcaphula tamburinea

Iphiclus circulus

Scaphidomorphus quinquepunctatus

Episcaphula australis

Languria angustata

Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Pleasing Fungus Beetles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked