Euscelus elliptiguttatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Euscelus elliptiguttatus sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 412th most-seen of the 506 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.
April, July and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Euscelus elliptiguttatus in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–June and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Euscelus elliptiguttatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
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 Euscelus elliptiguttatus sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Euscelus elliptiguttatus that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Central American Montane Tiger Beetle (about 30%), Exophthalmus jekelianus (about 20%) and Chlorida cincta (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Euscelus elliptiguttatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (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.
