Taeniotes scalatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Taeniotes scalatus is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Taeniotes scalatus sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 80 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.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Taeniotes scalatus in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Taeniotes scalatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Taeniotes scalatus sightings, Tortuguero National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 30%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Taeniotes scalatus that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Exophthalmus jekelianus (about 20%), Dyscinetus dubius (about 10%) and Elephant Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Taeniotes scalatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Tortuguero National Park (12 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.
