What are the chances of seeing a Dorysthenes walkeri in Cat Tien National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dorysthenes walkeri sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 87th most-seen of the 125 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.
When is the best time to see a Dorysthenes walkeri in Cat Tien National Park?
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dorysthenes walkeri in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Cat Tien National Park's wettest months, with about 340 mm of rain against 15 mm in February.
What time of day is best to see a Dorysthenes walkeri?
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dorysthenes walkeri sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see a Dorysthenes walkeri?
Only Cat Tien National Park, in our data
Cat Tien National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dorysthenes walkeri sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Dorysthenes walkeri live in Cat Tien National Park?
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Dorysthenes walkeri that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Craspedophorus sublaevis (about 20%), Sipalinus gigas (about 20%) and Siamese Rhinoceros Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Dorysthenes walkeri sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dorysthenes walkeri is recorded against all the insects logged in Cat Tien National Park (7 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.