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 Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 56 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Heterosternus oberthueri in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–July, September–October and December, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Heterosternus oberthueri sightings, Los Quetzales National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, about 10%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Heterosternus oberthueri that you can see in Los Quetzales National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Gold Beetle (about 10%), Ancognatha vulgaris (about 10%) and Xyloryctes lobicollis (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 Los Quetzales National Park (6 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.
