Lycidae (Net-winged Beetles)

Species in this group

Platerodrilus svetae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Endemic

Porrostoma rhipidium

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lygistopterus sanguineus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Platerodrilus ruficollis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dictyoptera simplicipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Porrostoma rufipenne

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calopteron terminale

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Punicealis hamata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lycus sanguineus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Caenia dimidiata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dictyoptera aurora

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lycus fernandezi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calopteron discrepans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calopteron reticulatum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pyropterus nigroruber

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Leptoceletes basalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Net-winged Beetles

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 16	~60%
	Platerodrilus svetae			~60%
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~20%
	End Band Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
	Terminal Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
	Reticulated Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 16	~20%
	Terminal Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
	End Band Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
	Reticulated Net-Winged Beetle			<5%
	Leptoceletes basalis			<5%
4	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~20%
	Punicealis hamata			~10%
	Red Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
5	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~20%
	Red Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
	Punicealis hamata			~10%
6	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~20%
	Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle			~20%
7	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 16	~20%
	Lygistopterus sanguineus			~20%
8	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 16	~20%
	Platerodrilus ruficollis			~20%
9	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 16	~20%
	Red Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
	Punicealis hamata			~10%
10	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 16	~20%
	Lygistopterus sanguineus			~20%
11	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~20%
	Bloody Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
	Lycus fernandezi			~10%
12	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 16	~10%
	Red-Winged Lycid			~10%
13	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Red Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
14	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 16	~10%
	Golden Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
	Pyropterus nigroruber			<5%
15	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 16	~10%
	Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle			~10%
	Red-Winged Lycid			~10%
16	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~10%
	Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle			~10%
17	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~10%
	Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle			~10%
18	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Red Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
19	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 16	~10%
	Golden Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
20	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Red Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
21	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Bloody Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
22	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Red Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
23	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Banded Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
24	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~10%
	Lygistopterus sanguineus			~10%
25	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	<5%
	Lygistopterus sanguineus			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~10%
	End Band Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
	Reticulated Net-Winged Beetle			<5%
	Banded Net-Winged Beetle			<5%
2	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 16	~10%
	Terminal Net-Winged Beetle			<5%
	End Band Net-Winged Beetle			<5%
	Reticulated Net-Winged Beetle			<5%
	Banded Net-Winged Beetle			<5%
3	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Reticulated Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
	Terminal Net-Winged Beetle			<5%
4	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 16	~10%
	Lygistopterus sanguineus			~10%
5	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 16	~10%
	Lygistopterus sanguineus			~10%
6	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 16	~10%
	Red Net-Winged Beetle			<5%
	Punicealis hamata			<5%
7	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~10%
	Lygistopterus sanguineus			~10%
8	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	End Band Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
9	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 16	~10%
	Lygistopterus sanguineus			~10%
10	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	End Band Net-Winged Beetle			~10%
11	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~10%
	Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle			~10%
12	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 16	~10%
	Platerodrilus ruficollis			~10%
13	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 16	~10%
	Reticulated Net-Winged Beetle			<5%
	Lycus fernandezi			<5%
14	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~10%
	Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle			~10%
15	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	<5%
	Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle			<5%
16	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	<5%
	Lygistopterus sanguineus			<5%
17	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 16	<5%
	Reticulated Net-Winged Beetle			<5%
18	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	<5%
	Lygistopterus sanguineus			<5%
19	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	<5%
	Banded Net-Winged Beetle			<5%
20	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 16	<5%
	Platerodrilus ruficollis			<5%

Net-winged Beetles

Species in this group

Platerodrilus svetae

Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle

Lygistopterus sanguineus

Platerodrilus ruficollis

Red Net-Winged Beetle

Red-Winged Lycid

End Band Net-Winged Beetle

Punicealis hamata

Bloody Net-Winged Beetle

Terminal Net-Winged Beetle

Golden Net-Winged Beetle

Lycus fernandezi

Banded Net-Winged Beetle

Reticulated Net-Winged Beetle

Pyropterus nigroruber

Leptoceletes basalis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Net-winged Beetles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked