Cassida circumdata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Cassida circumdata is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indomalaya and the South Pacific islands. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiuying District | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Dhaka | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 4 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 6 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Changsha | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Tortoise Beetle sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th most-seen of the 182 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.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Tortoise Beetle in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]'s wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain against 70 mm in February.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Tortoise Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 20
Of the 20 cities where we can rate Green Tortoise Beetle sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Xiuying District (China, about 20%), Thrissur (India, about 20%) and Dhaka (Bangladesh, about 20%).
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Green Tortoise Beetle that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Curry-Leaf Tortoise Beetle (about 10%) and Monolepta signata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Tortoise Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (13 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.
