Batus barbicornis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Batus barbicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1764. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Batus barbicornis sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 296th most-seen of the 366 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.
January and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Batus barbicornis in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Batus barbicornis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Batus barbicornis sightings, Manu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Batus barbicornis that you can see in Manu National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Harlequin Beetle (about 10%), Taeniotes orbignyi (about 10%) and Macropophora trochlearis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Batus barbicornis is recorded against all the insects logged in Manu National Park (5 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.
