Cybister tripunctatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cybister tripunctatus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, China, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Italy, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Europe.
Nominate subspecies has a typical length is about 28 mm. A carnivorous large beetle feeds on tadpoles, fish, and aquatic insects such as Culex spp., chironomids, and notonectid nymphs, damselfly larvae, Pantala flavescens. It also feeds on sympatric relatives such as Cybister brevis and Cybister chinensis.
Six subspecies identified. Cybister tripunctatus tripunctatus (Olivier, 1795) The subspecies orientalis has a body length of about 24 to 29 mm. It is found in China, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, and Japan. Subspecies lateralis characterized with typical length of 21 to 30 mm and not fringed with any ciliae of... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Punctured Diving Beetle sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 914th most-seen of the 1083 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Punctured Diving Beetle in Brisbane on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Three-Punctured Diving Beetle sightings, Brisbane has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Sydney (Australia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Three-Punctured Diving Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (6 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.
