Macrocheraia grandis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Macrocheraia is a genus of bugs in the family Largidae with a single species, Macrocheraia grandis found mainly in Southeast Asia but extending into parts of South Asia. This was referred to in some older literature under the genus Lohita, a name derived from the Sanskrit word for red.
The abdomen of the male is long and extends well beyond the wingtip. The abdomen of the female is short. The species feeds on a range of plants including those of the families Euphorbiaceae and Malvaceae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
No species of the same family or order lives in Dhaka, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Macrocheraia grandis sighting in Dhaka on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 92 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Macrocheraia grandis in Dhaka on a given day, against under 5% in April and September–January, the lowest months. That is one of Dhaka's wettest months, with about 440 mm of rain against 10 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Macrocheraia grandis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Dhaka, in our data
Dhaka is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Macrocheraia grandis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Macrocheraia grandis is recorded against all the insects logged in Dhaka (9 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.
