Peridinetus cretaceus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | 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 Peridinetus cretaceus sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 136th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Peridinetus cretaceus in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July and September, the lowest months. That is one of Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 510 mm in October.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Peridinetus cretaceus sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Peridinetus cretaceus sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Curculionidae
The closest relatives of the Peridinetus cretaceus that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Exophthalmus jekelianus (about 20%), Lixus apterus (about 10%) and Cleistolophus similis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Peridinetus cretaceus is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (20 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.
