Olenecamptus bilobus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Olenecamptus bilobus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801, originally under the genus Saperda. It is known from Bhutan, Myanmar, India, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Laos, Seychelles, Madagascar, Australia, Sri Lanka, Japan, Sumatra, Java, Philippines and Taiwan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamshedpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 8 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Branch Borer sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 163rd most-seen of the 182 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Branch Borer in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in August to February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cocoa Branch Borer sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Cocoa Branch Borer sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Jamshedpur (India, about 30%), Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 10%) and Kochi (India, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Cocoa Branch Borer that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Mango Stem Borer (about 10%) and Pterolophia tuberculatrix (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cocoa Branch Borer is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (5 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.
