Diabrotica speciosa
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Diabrotica speciosa, also known as the cucurbit beetle and in Spanish as vaquita de San Antonio (this common name is also given to many ladybugs) is an insect pest native to South America. Its larvae feed on the roots of crops. The cucurbit beetle is also known to transmit several viruses such as comoviruses and different mosaic viruses. This is native to South America and is now distributed in Central America and other global areas.
Common names include the Cucurbit Beetle and San Antonio beetle. Their native land is South America in countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Their current distribution is in Central America including countries such as Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panama. There are no known location or year of first introduction of D. speciosa to new habitats.
D. speciosa can move locally by adult flight, and by movement of eggs, larvae or pupae in soil contaminating vehicles or farm machinery. For long-distance spread, adults could be present on host plants for planting, but these are not of the kind normally moved in international trade, and the active adults will not necessarily... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Diabrotica speciosa sighting in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 48 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Diabrotica speciosa in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–July and October–November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Diabrotica speciosa sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Diabrotica speciosa sightings, Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Goiânia (Brazil, about 30%) and Curitiba (Brazil, about 30%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Diabrotica speciosa that you can see in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Spotless Lady Beetle (about 30%), Ceiba Borer (about 20%) and Hairy Darkling Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Diabrotica speciosa is recorded against all the insects logged in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (14 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.
