Rutela lineola
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Rutela lineola is a species of beetles from the family Scarabaeidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 3 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rutela lineola sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 226 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rutela lineola in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rutela lineola sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Rutela lineola sightings, Porto Alegre ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 20%) and Asuncion (Paraguay, about 20%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Rutela lineola that you can see in Porto Alegre (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Diloboderus abderus (about 10%), Gymnetis strigosa (about 10%) and Macraspis cincta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rutela lineola is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (40 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.
