Epicauta puncticollis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Epicauta puncticollis, the punctate blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Punctate Blister Beetle sighting in Yellowstone National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 160 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Punctate Blister Beetle in Yellowstone National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Punctate Blister Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Punctate Blister Beetle sightings, Yellowstone National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Punctate Blister Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Yellowstone National Park (20 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
