Ischnocodia annulus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Ischnocodia annulus, common name golden target beetle or ringed tortoise beetle, is a species of turtle beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Tortoise Beetle sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 56 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.
June and July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Tortoise Beetle in Rincón de la Vieja National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ringed Tortoise Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Ringed Tortoise Beetle sightings, Rincón de la Vieja National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Manu National Park (Peru, about 20%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Ringed Tortoise Beetle that you can see in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Coelosis biloba (about 20%) and Harlequin Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ringed Tortoise Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (9 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.
