Chrysophana placida
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Chrysophana placida is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Flatheaded Cone Borer 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.
April and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flatheaded Cone Borer in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and September–March, the lowest months. Those are among Yosemite National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 220 mm in January.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flatheaded Cone Borer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Yosemite National Park, in our data
Yosemite National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Flatheaded Cone Borer sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Buprestidae
The closest relatives of the Flatheaded Cone Borer that you can see in Yosemite National Park (family Buprestidae, Jewel Beetles) are Western Sculptured Pine Borer (about 10%), Golden Buprestid Beetle (about 10%) and Acmaeodera connexa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Flatheaded Cone Borer 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.
