Pelidnota (Precious Metal Scarabs)

Genus

Precious Metal Scarabs

Pelidnota

4 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

Species in this group

Grapevine Beetle

Grapevine Beetle

🌙 Nocturnal Insect

Pelidnota punctata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Pelidnota sordida

Pelidnota sordida

🌅 Crepuscular Insect

Pelidnota sordida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Pelidnota liturella

Pelidnota liturella

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Pelidnota liturella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Pelidnota lugubris

Pelidnota lugubris

🌙 Nocturnal Insect

Pelidnota lugubris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
<5%
Feb
<5%
Mar
<5%
Apr
<5%
May
<5%
Jun
~10%
Jul
<5%
Aug
<5%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Precious Metal Scarabs

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 4
~10%
3 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
4 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
5 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
6 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
2 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
3 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
4 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
5 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
6 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
7 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
8 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
9 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
10 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
11 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
12 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
13 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%
14 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
<5%
15 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%
16 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%