What are the chances of seeing a Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 344th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months. Those are among Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.
What time of day is best to see a Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle?
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 Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle live in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Chrysina psittacina (about 20%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Convergent Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Shouldered Lizard Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (7 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.