Exophthalmus jekelianus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Exophthalmus jekelianus sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 99th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May, August and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Exophthalmus jekelianus in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, June–July and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Exophthalmus jekelianus sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
8th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Exophthalmus jekelianus sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%), Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Exophthalmus jekelianus that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Central American Montane Tiger Beetle (about 10%), Elephant Beetle (about 10%) and Ancognatha vulgaris (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Exophthalmus jekelianus is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (11 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.
