Cissites maculata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 Galápagos Islands on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 79th most-seen of the 83 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.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cissites maculata in Galápagos Islands on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Galápagos Islands's driest months, with almost no rain against 50 mm in March.
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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cissites maculata sightings, Galápagos Islands ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Cissites maculata that you can see in Galápagos Islands (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Spotless Lady Beetle (about 20%), Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 20%) and Calosoma granatense (about 20%), 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 Galápagos Islands (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.
