Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle

Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle

Aspidimorpha miliaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kaohsiung

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

11 Verified sightings at Kaohsiung
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle

Aspidimorpha miliaris is a widespread Asian species of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. The genus name is frequently misspelled as "Aspidomorpha", due to an unjustified spelling change in 1848 [1]. 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 Tasikmalaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
2 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
3 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
4 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
5 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
6 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
7 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
8 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~10%
9 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
10 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle in Kaohsiung?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle sighting in Kaohsiung on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 130th most-seen of the 218 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.

When is the best time to see a Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle in Kaohsiung?

January, May–June, August and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle in Kaohsiung on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, July, September–October and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sweetpotato Leaf 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.

Is Kaohsiung the best place to see a Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle?

11th of 17

Of the 17 cities where we can rate Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle sightings, Kaohsiung ranks 11th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tasikmalaya (Indonesia, about 30%), Taichung (Taiwan, about 20%) and Taipei (Taiwan, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle live in Kaohsiung?

Same family: Chrysomelidae

The closest relatives of the Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle that you can see in Kaohsiung (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Green Tortoise Beetle (about 10%) and Striped Flea Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaohsiung (11 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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