Batocera rufomaculata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 130th most-seen of the 264 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mango Stem Borer in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months. That is one of Tel Aviv's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
4th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Mango Stem Borer sightings, Tel Aviv ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Jamshedpur (India, about 30%), Visakhapatnam (India, about 20%) and Kolkata (India, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Mango Stem Borer that you can see in Tel Aviv (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Certallum ebulinum (about 10%), Stenopterus rufus (about 10%) and Agapanthia suturalis (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 Tel Aviv (11 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.
