Tectococcus ovatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Tectococcus ovatus (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae), also called the Brazilian Scale, is a scale insect in the family Eriococcidae. It is most widely known for being a potential biological control agent for Psidium cattleyanum (strawberry guava) in Florida, and Hawaii. The insect forms leaf galls on strawberry guava. Extensive testing has shown that this species is very host-specific.[1] Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Strawberry Guava Scale sighting in Curitiba on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 159th most-seen of the 177 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Strawberry Guava Scale in Curitiba on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June–July and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Curitiba's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 220 mm in January.
Only Curitiba, in our data
Curitiba is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Strawberry Guava Scale sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Strawberry Guava Scale that you can see in Curitiba (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Sibovia sagata (about 20%), Dysdercus albofasciatus (about 20%) and Membracis dorsata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Strawberry Guava Scale is recorded against all the insects logged in Curitiba (12 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.
