Cactophagus sanguinolentus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cactophagus sanguinolentus sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 222nd most-seen of the 302 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
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cactophagus sanguinolentus in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months. That is one of Arenal Volcano National Park's driest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 500 mm in November.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cactophagus sanguinolentus sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cactophagus sanguinolentus sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Dryophthoridae
The closest relatives of the Cactophagus sanguinolentus that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Dryophthoridae) are South American Palm Weevil (about 10%) and Bearded Weevil (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cactophagus sanguinolentus is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (6 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.
