What are the chances of seeing a Callipogon senex in San Salvador?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Callipogon senex sighting in San Salvador on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 72 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 Callipogon senex in San Salvador?
June–July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Callipogon senex in San Salvador on a given day, against under 5% in August and December–May, the lowest months. Those are among San Salvador's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
Where else can you see a Callipogon senex?
Only San Salvador, in our data
San Salvador is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Callipogon senex sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Callipogon senex live in San Salvador?
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Callipogon senex that you can see in San Salvador (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Spotless Lady Beetle (about 10%), South American Palm Weevil (about 10%) and Globe-Marked Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Callipogon senex sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Callipogon senex is recorded against all the insects logged in San Salvador (10 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.