Oxysternon conspicillatum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Oxysternon conspicillatum is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in both evergreen and semi-deciduous mesic forests, including disturbed habitats, ranging from near sea level to an altitude of 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in the Amazon basin and Chocó of tropical South America and Panama, possibly extending as far west as the border region with Costa Rica. Both adults and young of this common and widespread beetle primarily feed on dung, but the species has also been recorded feeding on dead animals.
O. conspicillatum has been studied as a potential source for antimicrobial agents, with the possible use of its host defense peptides in the development of new antibiotics. Adult O. conspicillatum have a length of 1.6–3.1 cm (0.63–1.22 in). The species exhibits some sexual dimorphism; large ("major") males have a large black horn on their head and two spikes on their pronotum while females' lack these. However, small ("minor") males are more female-like in their appearance, with the smallest essentially lacking a horn and pronotum spikes.
The species typically is metallic green, but occasionally it can be metallic dark blue or blue-green. Blue individuals... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rhinoceros Dung Beetle sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 79th most-seen of the 175 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rhinoceros Dung Beetle in Medellín on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rhinoceros Dung Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Medellín, in our data
Medellín is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rhinoceros Dung Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Rhinoceros Dung Beetle that you can see in Medellín (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Rorschach Flower Scarab (about 10%), Macraspis jamesi (about 10%) and Caliper Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rhinoceros Dung Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Medellín (11 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.
