Tomopterus exilis silhouette

Silhouette: C. Camilo Julián-Caballero · PhyloPic

Tomopterus exilis

Tomopterus exilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

5 Verified sightings at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Tomopterus exilis

Tomopterus exilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Chemsak and Linsley in 1979. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tomopterus exilis in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tomopterus exilis 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 Tomopterus exilis in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

February

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tomopterus exilis in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and September–January, the lowest months. That is one of Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 150 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Tomopterus exilis?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tomopterus exilis 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 Tomopterus exilis?

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 Tomopterus exilis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Tomopterus exilis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tomopterus exilis 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.

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