Ancognatha vulgaris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ancognatha vulgaris sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 299 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.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ancognatha vulgaris in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in April, July–August, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ancognatha vulgaris 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.
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Ancognatha vulgaris sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 20%), Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Ancognatha vulgaris that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Elephant Beetle (about 10%), Heterosternus oberthueri (about 10%) and Cyclocephala amazona (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ancognatha vulgaris is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (22 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.
