Cholus viduatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | 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 Cholus viduatus sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 96th most-seen of the 378 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–May, July and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cholus viduatus in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and August–October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cholus viduatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cholus viduatus sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Curculionidae
The closest relatives of the Cholus viduatus that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Exophthalmus jekelianus (about 10%) and Claeoteges virosa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cholus viduatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (21 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.
