Oxelytrum discicolle
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Oxelytrum discicolle is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oxelytrum discicolle sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 127 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.
March and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Oxelytrum discicolle in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–December, the lowest months. Those are among Chirripó National Park's driest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 690 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oxelytrum discicolle 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.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Oxelytrum discicolle sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%), Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Oxelytrum discicolle that you can see in Chirripó National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Central American Montane Tiger Beetle (about 20%) and Stolas lebasii (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oxelytrum discicolle is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (5 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.
