Strategus aloeus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Strategus aloeus, the ox beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the Americas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | León | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aloeus Ox Beetle sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 431 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.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Aloeus Ox Beetle in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Aloeus Ox Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Aloeus Ox Beetle sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%), Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 10%) and Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Aloeus Ox Beetle that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Chrysina psittacina (about 20%), Euphoria basalis (about 10%) and Figeater Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Aloeus Ox Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (42 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
