Asphaera discicollis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asphaera discicollis sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 187 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March, May and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asphaera discicollis in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asphaera discicollis sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Asphaera discicollis sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Asphaera discicollis that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Oxelytrum discicolle (about 10%), Central American Montane Tiger Beetle (about 10%) and Ancognatha vulgaris (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asphaera discicollis is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (8 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.
