Genus

Giant Water Scavenger Beetles

Hydrophilus

3 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderColeoptera (Beetles)
FamilyHydrophilidae (Water Scavenger Beetles)
GenusHydrophilus (Giant Water Scavenger Beetles)

Species in this group

Hydrophilus ovatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hydrophilus triangularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hydrophilus piceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

~20%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Giant Water Scavenger Beetles

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Hydrophilus ovatus			~10%
2	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Giant Water Scavenger Beetle			~10%
3	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	<5%
	Great Silver Water Beetle			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Giant Water Scavenger Beetle			~10%
2	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Giant Water Scavenger Beetle			<5%
3	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Giant Water Scavenger Beetle			<5%
4	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Giant Water Scavenger Beetle			<5%
5	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Giant Water Scavenger Beetle			<5%
6	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Giant Water Scavenger Beetle			<5%
7	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Giant Water Scavenger Beetle			<5%
8	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Giant Water Scavenger Beetle			<5%
9	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	<5%
	Giant Water Scavenger Beetle			<5%
10	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Giant Water Scavenger Beetle			<5%