Ancognatha vulgaris
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | 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 Quetzales National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 56 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ancognatha vulgaris in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, August and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Los Quetzales National Park's wettest months, with about 730 mm of rain against 70 mm in February.
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.
2nd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Ancognatha vulgaris sightings, Los Quetzales National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 20%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Ancognatha vulgaris that you can see in Los Quetzales National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Gold Beetle (about 10%), Xyloryctes lobicollis (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 Ancognatha vulgaris is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Quetzales National Park (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.
