What are the chances of seeing a Buprestis laeviventris in Yosemite National Park?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buprestis laeviventris sighting in Yosemite National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 174th most-seen of the 227 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Buprestis laeviventris in Yosemite National Park?
June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buprestis laeviventris in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months. Those are among Yosemite National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 220 mm in January.
What time of day is best to see a Buprestis laeviventris?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buprestis laeviventris 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 Buprestis laeviventris?
Only Yosemite National Park, in our data
Yosemite National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Buprestis laeviventris sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Buprestis laeviventris live in Yosemite National Park?
Same genus: Buprestis
The closest relatives of the Buprestis laeviventris that you can see in Yosemite National Park (genus Buprestis) are Golden Buprestid Beetle (about 10%) and Pink-Faced Jewel Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Buprestis laeviventris sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buprestis laeviventris is recorded against all the insects logged in Yosemite National Park (11 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.