Odoiporus longicollis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Odoiporus longicollis, commonly known as banana stem weevil, pseudostem weevil, or banana pseudostem borer, is a species of weevil found in South Asia and South East Asia. It is widely distributed throughout Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
This species has a body length of about 23 to 39 mm. Adults are black, but some reddish individuals also observed. This color variation is due to a phenomenon of non-sex limited variation and of sympatry. First instar larvae fleshy, yellowish white with dark brown head and apodous. Pupa is exarate and pale yellow in color.
Usually a nocturnal monophagous species of weevil, they have seen to fly during daytime only with rain or on cloudy days. The pre-oviposition period is about 15 to 30 days and the adults mate throughout the day and night. After a single mating, an adult female lays about nine eggs at the rate of one egg per day. Eggs laid by gravid females are yellowish-white in color and elliptical-shaped. Eggs are laid in the outer epidermal layer of... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banana Stem Weevil sighting in Bandung on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 98th most-seen of the 156 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, April, June and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banana Stem Weevil in Bandung on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July–August and December–January, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Banana Stem Weevil sightings, Bandung ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Banana Stem Weevil that you can see in Bandung (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Siamese Rhinoceros Beetle (about 20%), Variable Ladybird Beetle (about 10%) and Hadda Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banana Stem Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Bandung (8 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.
