Glyphodes caesalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Glyphodes caesalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Sri Lanka, mainland India, Myanmar, the Andaman Islands, New Guinea, Bangladesh, Fiji, Hong Kong, Thailand and Australia (Queensland).
The larvae feed on a range of Moraceae including Artocarpus rigida, Ficus carica, Artocarpus elastica and Artocarpus heterophyllus. It is sometimes called the jackfruit shoot and fruit borer. The species was sometimes placed in the genus Diaphania which is however a genus with more species in the Neotropics and feeding mainly on host plants in the Cucurbitaceae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jack Fruit Borer sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 177th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Jack Fruit Borer in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June, September and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Kochi's wettest months, with about 360 mm of rain against 15 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jack Fruit Borer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Jack Fruit Borer sightings, Kochi ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kozhikode (India, about 10%) and Bengaluru (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jack Fruit Borer is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (33 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.
