Batocera rufomaculata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Batocera rufomaculata, also known as the mango stem borer or MSB, is a species of long-horn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles De Geer in 1775. It is native to China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Philippines, and has been introduced to many other countries, including Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mauritius, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Syria, and the Virgin Islands.
Larvae bore into the trunks of Ficus carica, Carica papaya, Mangifera indica, and Shorea robusta and range of other plants. In fruit tree cultivation, such as that of mango, they can cause loss of yield and death of the trees. It can be parasitically infected by Avetianella batocerae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Jamshedpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Visakhapatnam | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 5 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mango Stem Borer sighting in Pune on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 340 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.
March, June–August, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mango Stem Borer in Pune on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–May, September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Pune's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
7th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Mango Stem Borer sightings, Pune ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Jamshedpur (India, about 30%), Visakhapatnam (India, about 20%) and Kolkata (India, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Mango Stem Borer that you can see in Pune (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 20%), Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle (about 10%) and Protaetia aurichalcea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mango Stem Borer is recorded against all the insects logged in Pune (13 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.
