Exophthalmus carneipes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Exophthalmus carneipes 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.
March, June and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Exophthalmus carneipes in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–September and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Exophthalmus carneipes 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Exophthalmus carneipes sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Exophthalmus
The closest relatives of the Exophthalmus carneipes that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Exophthalmus) are Exophthalmus jekelianus (about 20%), Exophthalmus scalptus (about 10%) and Exophthalmus nicaraguensis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Exophthalmus carneipes 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.
