Neoptychodes cretatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Neoptychodes cretatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1872. It is known from Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neoptychodes cretatus sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 29 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.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Neoptychodes cretatus in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July, September–October and December–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 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Neoptychodes cretatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Neoptychodes cretatus sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Neoptychodes cretatus that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Chlorida cincta (about 20%), Psalidognathus modestus (about 10%) and Taeniotes praeclarus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Neoptychodes cretatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (29 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.
