Coelosis biloba
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coelosis biloba sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 57th 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coelosis biloba in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–September and November–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.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coelosis biloba 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.
9th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Coelosis biloba sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Masaya Volcano National Park (Nicaragua, about 20%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Coelosis biloba that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Ancognatha vulgaris (about 10%), Gold Beetle (about 10%) and Xyloryctes lobicollis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coelosis biloba is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (10 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.
