What are the chances of seeing a Compsus niveus in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Compsus niveus sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 117 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.
When is the best time to see a Compsus niveus in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
January, March, July and September–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Compsus niveus in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June, August and December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Compsus niveus?
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Compsus niveus sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Where else can you see a Compsus niveus?
Only Serra dos Órgãos National Park, in our data
Serra dos Órgãos National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Compsus niveus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Compsus niveus live in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Compsus niveus that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Enema pan (about 20%), Taeniotes amazonum (about 20%) and Hairy Darkling Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Compsus niveus sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Compsus niveus is recorded against all the insects logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (6 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.