Chrysina resplendens
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Chrysina resplendens is a scarab beetle found in mid-elevation forests in Costa Rica and western Panama. This beetle is typically shiny golden and has a length of 25–29 mm (0.98–1.14 in). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Jewel Scarab sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Jewel Scarab in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in October to January, the lowest months. That is one of Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 510 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Jewel Scarab 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.
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 Golden Jewel Scarab sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Jewel Scarab is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (61 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.
