Cissites maculata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Cissites maculata is a species of blister beetle that lives in the Neotropical realm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cissites maculata sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 244th most-seen of the 832 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.
February, June and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cissites maculata in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, July and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cissites maculata sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Cissites maculata sightings, São Paulo ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Belo Horizonte (Brazil, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Cissites maculata that you can see in São Paulo (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%), Hairy Darkling Beetle (about 10%) and Spotless Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cissites maculata is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (25 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.
