Maladera insanabilis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Maladera insanabilis, sometimes colloquially called "Khomeini beetle", is a species of a beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is prevalent in Iran and other countries in the Middle-East. Adults are active in the summer and in the spring. Males can be seen flying at night searching for females, and their attraction to light makes them a common household pest. Adults range in length from 7 to 9 mm and possess a brownish-red color.
It is found in Afghanistan, India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.
The adult diet consists of leaves, buds and flowers of several plants like roses, sweet potato and citrus trees. The female lays between 60 and 100 eggs on the soil in clusters. The larval forms of M. insanabilis live underground. Their diet consists of roots and may cause serious damage to crops like sweet potato.
The species was originally first described from India in 1894. It was dispersed... Wikipedia →
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About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Khomeini Beetle sighting in Dubai on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 54 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Khomeini Beetle in Dubai on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months.
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Of the 2 cities where we can rate Khomeini Beetle sightings, Dubai has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tel Aviv (Israel, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Khomeini Beetle that you can see in Dubai (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Pentodon algerinus (about 20%) and Oryctes agamemnon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Khomeini Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Dubai (24 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.
