Aspidimorpha furcata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 Kochi on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 135th most-seen of the 428 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Furcated Tortoise Beetle in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in April and December, the lowest months. That is one of Kochi's wettest months, with about 440 mm of rain against 15 mm in January.
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.
Yes
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Furcated Tortoise Beetle sightings, Kochi has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come 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 Kochi (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Green Tortoise Beetle (about 10%) and Indian 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 Kochi (36 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.
