What are the chances of seeing a Catorhintha selector in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Catorhintha selector sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 95th most-seen of the 112 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.
When is the best time to see a Catorhintha selector in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
March, August and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Catorhintha selector in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–July and September–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Catorhintha selector?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Catorhintha selector sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Catorhintha selector?
Only Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, in our data
Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Catorhintha selector sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Catorhintha selector sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Catorhintha selector is recorded against all the insects logged in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (5 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.