Cissites maculata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cissites maculata is a species of blister beetle that lives in the Neotropical realm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cissites maculata sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 460th most-seen of the 558 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cissites maculata in Buenos Aires on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cissites maculata sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Cissites maculata sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Belo Horizonte (Brazil, under 5%), São Paulo (Brazil, under 5%) and Medellín (Colombia, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Cissites maculata that you can see in Buenos Aires (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%), Eriopis connexa (about 20%) and South American Fruit Tree Weevil (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cissites maculata is recorded against all the insects logged in Buenos Aires (7 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.
