Heterosternus oberthueri
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heterosternus oberthueri sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heterosternus oberthueri in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heterosternus oberthueri sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Heterosternus oberthueri sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Heterosternus oberthueri that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Elephant Beetle (about 10%), Ancognatha vulgaris (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 Heterosternus oberthueri is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (20 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.
