Caliper Beetle

Caliper Beetle

Golofa porteri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Medellín

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

19 Verified sightings at Medellín
14 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
2 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
2 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
3 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
4 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Caliper Beetle in Medellín?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Caliper Beetle sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 56th most-seen of the 175 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Caliper Beetle in Medellín?

May

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Caliper Beetle in Medellín on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and July–September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Caliper Beetle?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Caliper Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Medellín the best place to see a Caliper Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Caliper Beetle sightings, Medellín ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, about 10%).

Where does the Caliper Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Caliper Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Medellín (19 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.

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