Calligrapha pantherina
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Calligrapha pantherina, the sida leafbeetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, endemic to Mexico. The larvae and adult beetles feed on the foliage of the common wireweed (Sida acuta) and the arrowleaf sida (Sida rhombifolia). This beetle has been introduced into Northern Australia as a biological control agent in an attempt to control its host plants, which are invasive weeds there. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Calligrapha pantherina sighting in Guadalajara on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 229 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.
June to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Calligrapha pantherina in Guadalajara on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. Those are among Guadalajara's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against almost none in April.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Calligrapha pantherina sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Guadalajara, in our data
Guadalajara is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Calligrapha pantherina sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Calligrapha pantherina is recorded against all the insects logged in Guadalajara (25 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.
