Cassida piperata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Cassida piperata is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family. It is native to eastern Asia, but it has also been reported from the United States as an alien species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beijing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Tortoise Beetle sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 115th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and April–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Tortoise Beetle in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in March and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Tortoise Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Small Tortoise Beetle sightings, Beijing has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Philadelphia (United States, under 5%) and Boston (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Small Tortoise Beetle that you can see in Beijing (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Chrysochus chinensis (about 10%) and Oides decempunctata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Tortoise Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Beijing (24 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.
