Oxelytrum discicolle
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Oxelytrum discicolle is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oxelytrum discicolle sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 187 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.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Oxelytrum discicolle in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–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 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oxelytrum discicolle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Oxelytrum discicolle sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%), Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Oxelytrum discicolle that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Central American Montane Tiger Beetle (about 10%), Ancognatha vulgaris (about 10%) and Exophthalmus jekelianus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oxelytrum discicolle is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (24 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.
