Cassida circumdata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Cassida circumdata is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indomalaya and the South Pacific islands. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiuying District | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Dhaka | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 4 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 6 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Changsha | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Tortoise Beetle sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th most-seen of the 428 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green Tortoise Beetle in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Kochi's wettest months, with about 440 mm of rain against 15 mm in January.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Tortoise Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 20
Of the 20 cities where we can rate Green Tortoise Beetle sightings, Kochi ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Xiuying District (China, about 20%), Thrissur (India, about 20%) and Dhaka (Bangladesh, about 20%).
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Green Tortoise Beetle that you can see in Kochi (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Furcated 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 Green Tortoise Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (52 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.
