Neoptychodes trilineatus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Neoptychodes trilineatus is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetles in the subfamily Lamiinae. Neoptychodes trilineatus can reach a length of about 21–35 millimetres (0.83–1.38 in) in males, of about 19–31 millimetres (0.75–1.22 in) in the females. The body coloration is quite variable through the wide range of this species. Usually the background is greyish or dark brown with orange-brown elytral spots and three white or yellow longitudinal bands (hence the Latin name trilineatus). Main host plants are Ficus carica, Morus microphylla, Salix sp. and Alnus sp.
This species can be found in Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Suriname, United States and Venezuela. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fig Tree Borer sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 47 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fig Tree Borer in Ostional Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–October, the lowest months. Those are among Ostional Wildlife Refuge's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 560 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fig Tree Borer sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Fig Tree Borer sightings, Ostional Wildlife Refuge ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Fig Tree Borer that you can see in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Coelosis biloba (about 10%), Calligrapha argus (about 10%) and Calligrapha fulvipes (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fig Tree Borer is recorded against all the insects logged in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (7 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.
