Euchroma giganteum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Euchroma giganteum, the Metallic Wood Boring Beetle or Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer, is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus Euchroma. Catoxantha and Megaloxantha are among the few other members of the family that reach a comparable size. The body of E. giganteum is robust and elongated and the elytra have a wrinkled surface and a metallic green colour with reddish or purplish tinges. The pronotum has a dark spot on each side. The larvae reach a length of about 12–15 centimetres (4.7–5.9 in). The elytra of newly emerged adults have a coating of a yellowish, waxy powder. As the beetle ages this powder wear off.
The males apparently attract the females by a clicking sound produced by the elytra. This species... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ceiba Borer sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 141 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ceiba Borer in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February to July, the lowest months. Those are among Tambopata National Reserve's wettest months, with about 350 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ceiba Borer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Ceiba Borer sightings, Tambopata National Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Ceiba Borer that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Enema pan (about 10%), Scaphidomorphus bosci (about 10%) and Canthon luteicollis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ceiba Borer is recorded against all the insects logged in Tambopata National Reserve (13 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.
