Wetsalts Tiger Beetle

Wetsalts Tiger Beetle

Cicindela hemorrhagica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Yellowstone National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

28 Verified sightings at Yellowstone National Park From 2019 to 2026
28 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Wetsalts Tiger Beetle in Yellowstone National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wetsalts Tiger Beetle sighting in Yellowstone National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Wetsalts Tiger Beetle in Yellowstone National Park?

June to August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wetsalts Tiger Beetle in Yellowstone National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Wetsalts Tiger Beetle?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wetsalts Tiger Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Wetsalts Tiger Beetle?

Only Yellowstone National Park, in our data

Yellowstone National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Wetsalts Tiger Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Wetsalts Tiger Beetle live in Yellowstone National Park?

Same genus: Cicindela

The closest relatives of the Wetsalts Tiger Beetle that you can see in Yellowstone National Park (genus Cicindela, Common Tiger Beetles) are Western Tiger Beetle (about 10%) and Boreal Long-Lipped Tiger Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Wetsalts Tiger Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Wetsalts Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Yellowstone National Park (28 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.

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