Golofa costaricensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golofa costaricensis 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.
April–May and August–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golofa costaricensis in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golofa costaricensis sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Golofa costaricensis sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Golofa costaricensis that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Elephant Beetle (about 10%), Ancognatha vulgaris (about 10%) and Heterosternus oberthueri (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golofa costaricensis 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.
