What are the chances of seeing an Odontolabis brookeana in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Odontolabis brookeana sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 102 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Odontolabis brookeana in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Odontolabis brookeana in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and November–April, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Odontolabis brookeana?
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Odontolabis brookeana sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Where else can you see an Odontolabis brookeana?
Only Danum Valley Conservation Area, in our data
Danum Valley Conservation Area is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Odontolabis brookeana sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Odontolabis brookeana live in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Odontolabis brookeana that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Moellenkampi Beetle (about 40%), Golden-Spotted Tiger Beetle (about 20%) and Cicindela crespignyi (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Odontolabis brookeana sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Odontolabis brookeana is recorded against all the insects logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (5 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.