Canthon quinquemaculatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Canthon quinquemaculatus sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 136th most-seen of the 306 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Canthon quinquemaculatus in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–July and September, the lowest months. Those are among Iguazú National Park's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in August.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Canthon quinquemaculatus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Canthon quinquemaculatus sightings, Iguazú National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Canthon quinquemaculatus that you can see in Iguazú National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Rutela lineola (about 10%) and Pelidnota sordida (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Canthon quinquemaculatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú 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.
