Amphibious Litter Cockroach

Amphibious Litter Cockroach

Opisthoplatia orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Naha

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

5 Verified sightings at Naha
56 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Amphibious Litter Cockroach

Opisthoplatia orientalis is a species of cockroach of the genus Opisthoplatia, family Blaberidae, and order Blattodea. It is native to Southern and Eastern Asia including India, Indonesia, China, and Japan. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
3 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Naha 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
6 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Zhuhai [Macau] 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Amphibious Litter Cockroach in Naha?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amphibious Litter Cockroach sighting in Naha on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 78th most-seen of the 94 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Amphibious Litter Cockroach in Naha?

January

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Amphibious Litter Cockroach in Naha on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, July and September–December, the lowest months. That is one of Naha's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 310 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see an Amphibious Litter Cockroach?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amphibious Litter Cockroach sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Naha the best place to see an Amphibious Litter Cockroach?

5th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Amphibious Litter Cockroach sightings, Naha ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hong Kong (China, about 20%), Taipei (Taiwan, about 20%) and Fuzhou (China, about 20%).

Where does the Amphibious Litter Cockroach sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Amphibious Litter Cockroach is recorded against all the insects logged in Naha (5 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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