Cocoa Branch Borer

Cocoa Branch Borer

Olenecamptus bilobus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Jamshedpur

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

5 Verified sightings at Jamshedpur
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Cocoa Branch Borer

Olenecamptus bilobus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801, originally under the genus Saperda. It is known from Bhutan, Myanmar, India, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Laos, Seychelles, Madagascar, Australia, Sri Lanka, Japan, Sumatra, Java, Philippines and Taiwan. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jamshedpur 🇮🇳 India
~30%
2 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
5 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
7 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%
8 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cocoa Branch Borer in Jamshedpur?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Branch Borer sighting in Jamshedpur on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 47 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cocoa Branch Borer in Jamshedpur?

July

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Branch Borer in Jamshedpur on a given day, against under 5% in April and September–November, the lowest months. That is one of Jamshedpur's wettest months, with about 360 mm of rain against 10 mm in November.

What time of day is best to see a Cocoa Branch Borer?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cocoa Branch Borer sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Jamshedpur the best place to see a Cocoa Branch Borer?

Yes

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Cocoa Branch Borer sightings, Jamshedpur has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 10%) and Kochi (India, about 10%).

Where does the Cocoa Branch Borer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cocoa Branch Borer is recorded against all the insects logged in Jamshedpur (5 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.

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