Antestiopsis cruciata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Antestiopsis cruciata is a plant bug found in Asia. It sucks the sap of plants of a number of species including jasmine and coffee. They are considered minor pests in coffee cultivation where it is called the variegated coffee bug.
The pronotum has ten black spots, four small on the anterior margin and six behind them. The scutellum has four spots. The corium has three black spots and a costal black streak. The body and legs below are pale green or yellow. The antennae are greenish. The bug is about a centimeter long. A species of strepsiptera, Corioxenos raoi, is known to parasitize them. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Antestiopsis cruciata sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 206th most-seen of the 477 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.
February–March, May and July–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Antestiopsis cruciata in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Antestiopsis cruciata sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Antestiopsis cruciata sightings, Bengaluru ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chennai (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Antestiopsis cruciata is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (18 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.
