Aspidimorpha furcata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Aspidimorpha dorsata, commonly known as golden tortoise beetle or furcated tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle widely distributed in Oriental region from Sri Lanka to South China towards Java, and Borneo. After mating, the adult female lays about 150 eggs over a period of 70 to 80 days. Grub stage is about 8 to 9 days and the pupal stage is about 4 days. The species use many Ipomoea species as the host plants. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Furcated Tortoise Beetle sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 255th most-seen of the 1125 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.
April and June–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Furcated Tortoise Beetle in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in May and October–March, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in December.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Furcated Tortoise Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Furcated Tortoise Beetle sightings, Hong Kong ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kochi (India, about 10%), Taipei (Taiwan, about 10%) and Tuen Mun (China, about 10%).
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Furcated Tortoise Beetle that you can see in Hong Kong (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Podontia lutea (about 10%), Abirus fortuneii (about 10%) and Green Tortoise Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Furcated Tortoise Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (39 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.
