Strategus aloeus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Strategus aloeus, the ox beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the Americas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | León | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aloeus Ox Beetle sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 52 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, August and October–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Aloeus Ox Beetle in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, May–July and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Aloeus Ox Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Aloeus Ox Beetle sightings, Bastimentos Island National Marine Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%) and Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Aloeus Ox Beetle that you can see in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Elephant Beetle (about 20%) and Cyclocephala amazona (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Aloeus Ox Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Bastimentos Island National Marine 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.
