Diabrotica limitata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Diabrotica limitata is a species of leaf beetle. In 1823, it was described by Carl Reinhold Sahlberg. It has a teal thorax with an orange abdomen covered in a black polka-dot-like pattern, almost like that of a ladybug. At the very end of the abdomen is another teal section.
The subspecies Diabrotica limitata quindecimpuncata has a subspecies epithet composed of quindecim (fifteen) and punctata (punctate, spotted); literally meaning fifteen-spotted. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Diabrotica limitata sighting in Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 132 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.
March–April and July–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Diabrotica limitata in Tijuca National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–June, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Diabrotica limitata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Diabrotica limitata sightings, Tijuca National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Diabrotica limitata that you can see in Tijuca National Park (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Mecistomela marginata (about 10%) and Mesomphalia gibbosa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Diabrotica limitata is recorded against all the insects logged in Tijuca National Park (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.
