Diploptera punctata
In 3 days ~10%
Diploptera punctata, the Pacific beetle cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Blaberidae and subfamily Diplopterinae. It is one of the few cockroach species that is viviparous. Adults are chemically defended, having a modified tracheal gland and spiracle on each side which squirts quinones which can poison or discourage a predator.
Diploptera punctata has 4 nymph stages, which are wingless. The adult is winged, and the adult male is smaller than the female. Diploptera punctata can be found in Australia, Myanmar, China, Fiji, Hawaii, and India. Diploptera punctata produces a nutritionally dense crystalline "milk" to feed their live-born young.
The milk produced by Diploptera punctata is composed of hydrosoluble proteins and provides essential amino acids to the developing embryo such as lysine, leucine and valine. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Beetle Cockroach sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 960th most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Beetle Cockroach in Singapore on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Singapore, in our data
Singapore is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pacific Beetle Cockroach sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pacific Beetle Cockroach is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (6 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.
