Claeoteges virosa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Claeoteges virosa sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 129th most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July–August and October–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Claeoteges virosa in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Claeoteges virosa sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Claeoteges virosa sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Curculionidae
The closest relatives of the Claeoteges virosa that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Exophthalmus jekelianus (about 10%), Exophthalmus nicaraguensis (about 10%) and Peridinetus cretaceus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Claeoteges virosa is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (10 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.
