What are the chances of seeing a Chrysina chrysargyrea in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chrysina chrysargyrea 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 63rd 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Chrysina chrysargyrea in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
May–June and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chrysina chrysargyrea in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 360 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in March.
What time of day is best to see a Chrysina chrysargyrea?
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chrysina chrysargyrea sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Where else can you see a Chrysina chrysargyrea?
Only Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, in our data
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chrysina chrysargyrea sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Chrysina chrysargyrea sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chrysina chrysargyrea 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.