Ancognatha vulgaris
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ancognatha vulgaris sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ancognatha vulgaris in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in August to October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ancognatha vulgaris sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Ancognatha vulgaris sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Ancognatha vulgaris that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Golden Jewel Scarab (about 20%), Chrysina chrysargyrea (about 10%) and Deltochilum burmeisteri (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ancognatha vulgaris is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (42 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.
