Heterosternus oberthueri
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Heterosternus oberthueri sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 359th 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.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heterosternus oberthueri in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heterosternus oberthueri sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Heterosternus oberthueri sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Heterosternus oberthueri 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heterosternus oberthueri is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (6 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.
