Green Tortoise Beetle

Green Tortoise Beetle

Cassida circumdata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kuala Lumpur

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Kuala Lumpur
13 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green Tortoise Beetle

Cassida circumdata is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indomalaya and the South Pacific islands. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Xiuying District 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~20%
4 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
6 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
8 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
~10%
10 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Tortoise Beetle in Kuala Lumpur?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Tortoise Beetle sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 201st most-seen of the 323 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green Tortoise Beetle in Kuala Lumpur?

January–April, June–July and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Tortoise Beetle in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in May, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green Tortoise Beetle?

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.

Is Kuala Lumpur the best place to see a Green Tortoise Beetle?

16th of 20

Of the 20 cities where we can rate Green Tortoise Beetle sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 16th at about 10%. The best odds are in Xiuying District (China, about 20%), Thrissur (India, about 20%) and Dhaka (Bangladesh, about 20%).

Where does the Green Tortoise Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Tortoise Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (8 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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