Paropsis charybdis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Paropsis charybdis, commonly known as the Eucalyptus tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the genus Paropsis. It is considered a pest of some species of Eucalyptus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 495th most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle that you can see in Auckland (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Tradescantia Leaf Beetle (about 20%), Alligatorweed Flea Beetle (about 10%) and Psylliodes brettinghami (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (9 verified sightings), 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.
