What are the chances of seeing a Golofa solisi in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golofa solisi sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 111th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Golofa solisi in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
May and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golofa solisi in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Golofa solisi?
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golofa solisi 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 Golofa solisi?
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 Golofa solisi sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Golofa solisi live in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Golofa solisi 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.
Where does the Golofa solisi sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golofa solisi is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (27 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.