Caliper Beetle

Caliper Beetle

Golofa porteri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Los Nevados National Natural Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

9 Verified sightings at Los Nevados National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
14 In all 2 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
2 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
2 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
3 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
4 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Caliper Beetle in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Caliper Beetle sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th 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.

When is the best time to see a Caliper Beetle in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

May

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Caliper Beetle in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–October and December–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Caliper Beetle?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Caliper Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Los Nevados National Natural Park the best place to see a Caliper Beetle?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Caliper Beetle sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Caliper Beetle live in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

Same family: Scarabaeidae

The closest relatives of the Caliper Beetle that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Heterogomphus schoenherri (about 10%) and Ancognatha vulgaris (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Caliper Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Caliper Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (9 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.

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