What are the chances of seeing a Cactophagus rubrovariegatus in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cactophagus rubrovariegatus sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 125th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Cactophagus rubrovariegatus in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cactophagus rubrovariegatus in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 570 mm in October.
What time of day is best to see a Cactophagus rubrovariegatus?
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cactophagus rubrovariegatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Where else can you see a Cactophagus rubrovariegatus?
Only Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, in our data
Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cactophagus rubrovariegatus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Cactophagus rubrovariegatus live in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Cactophagus rubrovariegatus 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.
Where does the Cactophagus rubrovariegatus sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cactophagus rubrovariegatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte 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.
