Heilipus lauri
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Heilipus lauri, the avocado seed weevil, is a species of weevil that is native to Mexico. It has become in invasive pest in Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Heilipus lauri sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 117th most-seen of the 175 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heilipus lauri in Medellín on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and July–October, the lowest months.
Only Medellín, in our data
Medellín is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Heilipus lauri sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Curculionidae
The closest relatives of the Heilipus lauri that you can see in Medellín (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Peridinetus irroratus (about 10%) and Compsus latifrons (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heilipus lauri is recorded against all the insects logged in Medellín (7 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.
