Sipalinus gigas
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Sipalinus gigas is a species of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sipalinus gigas sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sipalinus gigas in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sipalinus gigas 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Sipalinus gigas sightings, Cat Tien National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Daintree National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Sipalinus gigas that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Craspedophorus sublaevis (about 20%), Dorysthenes walkeri (about 10%) and Siamese Rhinoceros Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sipalinus gigas is recorded against all the insects logged in Cat Tien National Park (10 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.
