Taeniotes scalatus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Taeniotes scalatus is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Taeniotes scalatus sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 72 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Taeniotes scalatus in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in June, September and December, the lowest months. That is one of Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge's wettest months, with about 560 mm of rain against 140 mm in March.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Taeniotes scalatus 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.
3rd of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Taeniotes scalatus sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 30%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Taeniotes scalatus that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Exophthalmus jekelianus (about 10%), Bearded Weevil (about 10%) and Elephant Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Taeniotes scalatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (17 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.
