Alaus melanops
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Alaus melanops is a species in the Alaus genus. It is commonly known as the western eyed click beetle and the western eyed eletar. The species name, melanops, is Greek for black face or appearance. It is native to North America, and its size can range from 20 to 30 mm (0.8 to 1.2 in). Larvae are predatory, whereas adults feed on nectar. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Eyed Click Beetle sighting in Yosemite National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 227 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Eyed Click Beetle in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. That is one of Yosemite National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 220 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Eyed Click Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Western Eyed Click Beetle sightings, Yosemite National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Western Eyed Click Beetle that you can see in Yosemite National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Convergent Lady Beetle (about 30%), Cobalt Milkweed Beetle (about 20%) and White-Spotted Sawyer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Eyed Click Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Yosemite National Park (29 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.
