Ischnocodia annulus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Ischnocodia annulus, common name golden target beetle or ringed tortoise beetle, is a species of turtle beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Tortoise Beetle sighting in Masaya Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 38 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.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Tortoise Beetle in Masaya Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–August and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Masaya Volcano National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 390 mm in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ringed Tortoise Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Ringed Tortoise Beetle sightings, Masaya Volcano National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Manu National Park (Peru, about 20%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Ringed Tortoise Beetle that you can see in Masaya Volcano National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Figeater Beetle (about 30%), Coelosis biloba (about 20%) and Gymnetis ramulosa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ringed Tortoise Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Masaya Volcano 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.
