Oxelytrum discicolle
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Oxelytrum discicolle is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oxelytrum discicolle sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 60 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Oxelytrum discicolle in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, August–September and December, the lowest months. That is one of Itatiaia National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 330 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oxelytrum discicolle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Oxelytrum discicolle sightings, Itatiaia National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Oxelytrum discicolle that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Enema pan (about 20%), Naupactus auricinctus (about 10%) and Pyrodes nitidus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oxelytrum discicolle is recorded against all the insects logged in Itatiaia National Park (6 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.
