Euchroma giganteum
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Euchroma giganteum, the Metallic Wood Boring Beetle or Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer, is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Euchroma. Catoxantha and Megaloxantha are among the few other members of the family that reach a comparable size. The body of E. giganteum is robust and elongated and the elytra have a wrinkled surface and a metallic green colour with reddish or purplish tinges. The pronotum has a dark spot on each side. The larvae reach a length of about 12–15 centimetres (4.7–5.9 in). The elytra of newly emerged adults have a coating of a yellowish, waxy powder. As the beetle ages this powder wear off.
The males apparently attract the females by a clicking sound produced by the elytra. This species... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ceiba Borer sighting in Fortaleza on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Ceiba Borer in Fortaleza on a given day, against under 5% in April and October, the lowest months. That is one of Fortaleza's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against almost none in September.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ceiba Borer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Ceiba Borer sightings, Fortaleza has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 20%) and Maceió (Brazil, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Ceiba Borer that you can see in Fortaleza (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Mallodon dasystomum (about 20%), Naupactus glaucus (about 20%) and Plectrophoroides lutra (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ceiba Borer is recorded against all the insects logged in Fortaleza (36 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.
