Ischnocodia annulus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Tortoise Beetle sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 100th most-seen of the 114 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Tortoise Beetle in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–April, the lowest months. Those are among Parque Natural Metropolitano's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in February.
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.
10th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Ringed Tortoise Beetle sightings, Parque Natural Metropolitano ranks 10th at under 5%. 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%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ringed Tortoise Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Parque Natural Metropolitano (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.
