Family

Ironclad beetles

Zopheridae

5 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderColeoptera (Beetles)
FamilyZopheridae (Ironclad beetles)

Species in this group

Phloeodes diabolicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phellopsis porcata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Zopherus nodulosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phloeodes plicatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phellopsis obcordata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

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 Ironclad beetles

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Diabolical Ironclad Beetle			~10%
	Wrinkled Ironclad Beetle			~10%
2	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Diabolical Ironclad Beetle			~10%
3	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Phellopsis porcata			~10%
4	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Phellopsis porcata			~10%
5	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	Zopherus nodulosus			~10%
6	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Eastern Ironclad Beetle			~10%
7	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Eastern Ironclad Beetle			<5%
8	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Phellopsis porcata			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Zopherus nodulosus			~10%
2	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Diabolical Ironclad Beetle			~10%
3	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Diabolical Ironclad Beetle			~10%
4	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Zopherus nodulosus			~10%
5	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Diabolical Ironclad Beetle			<5%
6	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Phellopsis porcata			<5%

Ironclad beetles

Species in this group

Diabolical Ironclad Beetle

Phellopsis porcata

Zopherus nodulosus

Wrinkled Ironclad Beetle

Eastern Ironclad Beetle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ironclad beetles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked