Gymnetis thula
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Gymnetis thula, the harlequin flower beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Harlequin Flower Beetle sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 235th most-seen of the 431 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.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Harlequin Flower Beetle in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. Those are among Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Harlequin Flower Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, in our data
Cumbres de Monterrey National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Harlequin Flower Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Harlequin Flower Beetle that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Chrysina psittacina (about 20%), Aloeus Ox Beetle (about 10%) and Euphoria basalis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Harlequin Flower Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (12 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.
