Polybothris sumptuosa
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Polybothris sumptuosa, the Malagasy jewel beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polybothris sumptuosa sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 68 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Polybothris sumptuosa in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and June–October, the lowest months. That is one of Ranomafana National Park's wettest months, with about 380 mm of rain against 80 mm in September.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Polybothris sumptuosa sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Ranomafana National Park, in our data
Ranomafana National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Polybothris sumptuosa sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polybothris sumptuosa is recorded against all the insects logged in Ranomafana National Park (8 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.
