Ancognatha vulgaris
In 3 days ~30% 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 Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 32 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ancognatha vulgaris in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July, September–October and December–February, the lowest months. That is one of Los Nevados National Natural Park's wettest months, with about 300 mm of rain against 100 mm in January.
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.
5th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Ancognatha vulgaris sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 5th 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 Los Nevados National Natural Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Heterogomphus schoenherri (about 10%) and Caliper Beetle (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 Los Nevados National Natural Park (7 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.
