Cyclocephala lunulata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Cyclocephala lunulata is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cyclocephala lunulata sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 177th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cyclocephala lunulata in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cyclocephala lunulata 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.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Cyclocephala lunulata sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same genus: Cyclocephala
The closest relatives of the Cyclocephala lunulata that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Cyclocephala, Masked Chafers) are Cyclocephala amazona (about 20%), Cyclocephala brittoni (about 10%) and Cyclocephala melanocephala (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cyclocephala lunulata is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (11 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.
