Aspidimorpha furcata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Aspidimorpha dorsata, commonly known as golden tortoise beetle or furcated tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle widely distributed in Oriental region from Sri Lanka to South China towards Java, and Borneo. After mating, the adult female lays about 150 eggs over a period of 70 to 80 days. Grub stage is about 8 to 9 days and the pupal stage is about 4 days. The species use many Ipomoea species as the host plants. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Furcated Tortoise Beetle sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 86 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 127th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Furcated Tortoise Beetle in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in February, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Furcated Tortoise Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Furcated Tortoise Beetle sightings, Taipei ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kochi (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Furcated Tortoise Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (86 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.
