Sitophilus oryzae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) is a stored product pest which attacks seeds of several crops, including wheat, rice, and maize. The adults are usually between 3–4.6 millimetres (0.12–0.18 in) long, with a long snout. The body color appears to be brown/black, but on close examination, four orange/red spots are arranged in a cross on the wing covers. It is easily confused with the similar looking maize weevil. The maize weevil is typically somewhat larger than the rice weevil, but rice weevils as large as the largest maize weevils and maize weevils nearly as small as the smallest rice weevils have been found. Some external features can be used to differentiate the vast majority of adults, but the only reliable features are on the genitalia (see table below). Both species can hybridize. The genitalic structure of hybrids is unknown.
The larvae are humpbacked and legless with a white to creamy white color. The head is small and tan. Adult rice weevils are able to fly, and can live for up to two years. Females lay 2–6 eggs per day and up to 300 over their lifetime. The female uses strong mandibles to chew a hole into a grain kernel after which she deposits... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rice Weevil sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 467th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rice Weevil in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, June–September and November, the lowest months.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Rice Weevil sightings, Hong Kong ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rice Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (19 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.
