Antilochus coquebertii
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Antilochus coquebertii (often misspelled as coqueberti) is an Old World species of true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, occurring in South and Southeast Asia. It is brightly coloured, red and black, and is a beneficial predator on other pyrrhocorids, especially the genus Dysdercus, which are crop pests. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head, and they can be easily distinguished from Dysdercus by the lack of white stripes on the body. They are known to be cannibalistic in nature. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Antilochus coquebertii sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 258th most-seen of the 362 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.
April to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Antilochus coquebertii in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months. Those are among Mumbai's wettest months, with about 400 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
4th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Antilochus coquebertii sightings, Mumbai ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Hyderabad (India, about 10%), Taichung (Taiwan, about 10%) and Chennai (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Antilochus coquebertii is recorded against all the insects logged in Mumbai (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.
