Cicindela oregona
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Cicindela oregona, also called the Western tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetles native to North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tiger Beetle sighting in Yosemite National Park on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tiger Beetle in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, 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 noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Tiger Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Western Tiger Beetle sightings, Yosemite National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 20%), Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, about 10%) and Zion National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Tiger Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Yosemite National Park (48 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.
