Antestiopsis cruciata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Antestiopsis cruciata sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 111th most-seen of the 376 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Antestiopsis cruciata in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Antestiopsis cruciata sightings, Chennai has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bengaluru (India, about 10%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Antestiopsis cruciata that you can see in Chennai (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Acrosternum gramineum (about 10%) and Bagrada Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Antestiopsis cruciata is recorded against all the insects logged in Chennai (29 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.
