Ancognatha vulgaris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ancognatha vulgaris sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 232nd most-seen of the 378 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.
July and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ancognatha vulgaris in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–May, August–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ancognatha vulgaris sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
8th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Ancognatha vulgaris sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 20%), Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Ancognatha vulgaris that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Cyclocephala amazona (about 20%), Coelosis biloba (about 10%) and Cyclocephala brittoni (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ancognatha vulgaris is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (13 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.
