Ancognatha scarabaeoides
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ancognatha scarabaeoides sighting in Quito on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 83 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ancognatha scarabaeoides in Quito on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–August and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Quito's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 180 mm in April.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ancognatha scarabaeoides sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Ancognatha scarabaeoides sightings, Quito has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bogota (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Ancognatha scarabaeoides that you can see in Quito (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Heterogomphus bourcieri (about 30%) and Golofa unicolor (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ancognatha scarabaeoides is recorded against all the insects logged in Quito (8 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.
