What are the chances of seeing a Cheirotonus gestroi in Khao Yai National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cheirotonus gestroi sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 182nd most-seen of the 221 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Cheirotonus gestroi in Khao Yai National Park?
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cheirotonus gestroi in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Cheirotonus gestroi?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cheirotonus gestroi sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Cheirotonus gestroi?
Only Khao Yai National Park, in our data
Khao Yai National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cheirotonus gestroi sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Cheirotonus gestroi live in Khao Yai National Park?
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Cheirotonus gestroi that you can see in Khao Yai National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Atlas Beetle (about 20%), Siamese Rhinoceros Beetle (about 10%) and Sovereign Large Dung Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Cheirotonus gestroi sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cheirotonus gestroi is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Yai National Park (10 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.