Strategus aloeus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Strategus aloeus, the ox beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the Americas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | León | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aloeus Ox Beetle sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 168 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 196th most-seen of the 1624 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Aloeus Ox Beetle in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Aloeus Ox Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
8th of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Aloeus Ox Beetle sightings, Austin ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Valencia (Venezuela, about 20%), Guatemala City (Guatemala, about 20%) and Tegucigalpa (Honduras, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Aloeus Ox Beetle that you can see in Austin (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Kern's Flower Scarab (about 20%), Common Green June Beetle (about 10%) and Dark Flower Scarab (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Aloeus Ox Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (168 verified sightings), 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.
