Lepidiota stigma
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lepidiota stigma, also known as sugarcane white grub is a species of june beetle native to Southeast Asia. It has been recorded from India (Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland), Indonesia (Java, Sumatra) and Malaysia. The species is known to attack sugarcane fields in the region. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sugarcane White Grub sighting in Bandung on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 77th 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.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sugarcane White Grub in Bandung on a given day, against under 5% in July–October and December–February, the lowest months. That is one of Bandung's wettest months, with about 340 mm of rain against 45 mm in August.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Sugarcane White Grub sightings, Bandung ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 10%), Tasikmalaya (Indonesia, about 10%) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Sugarcane White Grub that you can see in Bandung (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Siamese Rhinoceros Beetle (about 20%), Heterorhina sexmaculata (about 10%) and Anomala pallida (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sugarcane White Grub is recorded against all the insects logged in Bandung (10 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.
