Octotoma scabripennis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Octotoma scabripennis, known as the lantana leafminer and lantana leaf beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, originally from Central America (where it has been recorded from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua) and introduced into Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Ghana, Guam, Hawaii, India, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands and South Africa to kill the invasive Lantana camara plant. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lantana Leaf Beetle sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 212th most-seen of the 742 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.
January, April and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lantana Leaf Beetle in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lantana Leaf Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Lantana Leaf Beetle sightings, Sydney has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Brisbane (Australia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lantana Leaf Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (41 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.
