Taeniotes scalatus
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Taeniotes scalatus is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Taeniotes scalatus sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 71 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 378 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Taeniotes scalatus in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May, July, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Taeniotes scalatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Taeniotes scalatus sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 30%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Taeniotes scalatus that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Harlequin Beetle (about 20%), Oedudes bifasciatus (about 10%) and Callipogon lemoinei (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Taeniotes scalatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (71 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.
