Lixus apterus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lixus apterus sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lixus apterus in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 510 mm in October.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lixus apterus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Lixus apterus sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Curculionidae
The closest relatives of the Lixus apterus that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Exophthalmus jekelianus (about 20%), Cleistolophus similis (about 10%) and Peridinetus cretaceus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lixus apterus is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (30 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.
