Stromatium barbatum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Stromatium barbatum (common names: teak trunk borer and Kulsi teak borer) is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. This species is native to the Oriental region. It has been recorded in mainland India, the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Réunion and Seychelles. This species has also spread to continental Africa and Madagascar. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Teak Trunk Borer sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd most-seen of the 477 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Teak Trunk Borer in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Bengaluru's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in January.
Only Bengaluru, in our data
Bengaluru is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Teak Trunk Borer sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Teak Trunk Borer that you can see in Bengaluru (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Lebbek Borer (about 10%), Clytocera chionospila (about 10%) and Albizia Long-Horned Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Teak Trunk Borer is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (14 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.
