Orizabus isodonoides
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Orizabus isodonoides is a species of beetle occurring in Mexico. It may be useful to consult a beetle anatomy chart when considering the following technical features distinguishing Orizabus isodonoides from other Orizabus species in the USA (not including Mexican species):
It has a distinct, transverse fronto-clypeal carina (instead of a tubercle) The male's protibiae exhibit unishaped or bisinuate dorsal margins (tibiae with two or three weak lobes) The pronotum has a distinctive shape Antenna lamellae are relativelly broader, and subovate (in apical view)
In medium and large males, there's a noticeable anteromedial pronotal tubercle which is separate from the anterior marginal bead and the paramera The anterior marginal bead is not angularly wider at the middle In males and some females a broad depression usually is evident behind the pronotal tubercle
A 2008 study by Leonardo Delgado stated that Orizabus isodonoides was known in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Durango, México, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Puebla. In July 2025 the iNaturalist website documented research-grade observations of Orizabus isodonoides only in the Mexican states... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orizabus isodonoides sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 511th most-seen of the 557 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 an Orizabus isodonoides in Mexico City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orizabus isodonoides sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orizabus isodonoides is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (5 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.
