Strategus antaeus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Strategus antaeus, the ox beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Ox Beetle sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 110th most-seen of the 189 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Ox Beetle in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and August, the lowest months. That is one of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 50 mm in March.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smooth Ox Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, in our data
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Smooth Ox Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Smooth Ox Beetle that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Dark Flower Scarab (about 10%), Phanaeus igneus (about 10%) and Rainbow Scarab (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Smooth Ox Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (9 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.
