Giant Bamboo Ladybird

Giant Bamboo Ladybird

Synonycha grandis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Bangkok

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

9 Verified sightings at Bangkok
January Best month

About the Giant Bamboo Ladybird

Synonycha grandis, the giant bamboo ladybird, is a species of lady beetle found in Australia, Oceania and Southern Asia. It is the only species in the genus Synonycha. It is found in China, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, United States and Hawaii.

Mating occurs after one day of emergence. Mating continued to 2 to 3 hours and multiple mating is very common. After mating, adult female lays eggs on the surface of the leaf. Eggs are yellowish and spindle shaped with a length of 5 mm. Grub is elongate with tapering ends. Head square shaped with round margins. Pronotum wide with two black tubercles at extreme ends. But last abdominal segment is without tubercles, but with yellowish protrusible anal pads. Legs are slender and elongated. Dorsum black with yellow spots found on mesothorax and metathorax. Ventrum yellowish black. First instar is golden yellow in color which turned black with maturity.

Second instar starts to move and start feeding on nymphs and adults of aphids. During this period, grub is about 8 to 12 mm in length. Third instar has yellow spots on the dorsum. Pronotum... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~10%
3 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
4 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Bamboo Ladybird in Bangkok?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Bamboo Ladybird sighting in Bangkok on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 160th most-seen of the 245 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.

When is the best time to see a Giant Bamboo Ladybird in Bangkok?

January and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Bamboo Ladybird in Bangkok on a given day, against under 5% in February–September and November–December, the lowest months.

Is Bangkok the best place to see a Giant Bamboo Ladybird?

4th of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Giant Bamboo Ladybird sightings, Bangkok ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bengaluru (India, about 10%), Manila (Philippines, about 10%) and Bandung (Indonesia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Giant Bamboo Ladybird live in Bangkok?

Same family: Coccinellidae

The closest relatives of the Giant Bamboo Ladybird that you can see in Bangkok (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 10%) and Discolored Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Giant Bamboo Ladybird sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Giant Bamboo Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Bangkok (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.

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