Eumorphus quadriguttatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Eumorphus quadriguttatus, the four spotted handsome fungus beetle, is a species of handsome fungus beetle found in India, Andaman Islands, Sri Lanka and Korea. Nominate subspecies has following characteristics. A medium-sized beetle with a length of about 10 to 12 mm. Body black, and moderately shiny. Antenna and legs are black whereas the part of the femur is reddish. Each elytron possess two large, pale yellowish, nearly round or slightly transverse spots. In antennae, the last 3 antennomeres are flat and broad. Apical margin of elytra in male is broadly rounded whereas female with clearly prolonged. The hairy pad of male is only restricted to the median part of the last two or three abdominal sternites. The subspecies pulchripes has a bright coral-red femora except in the basal half.
Adult beetles are known to destroy Piper betle plantations. Four subspecies have been identified. Eumorphus quadriguttatus quadriguttatus (Illiger, 1800) ��2�... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Eumorphus quadriguttatus sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 441st most-seen of the 557 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.
April, June, August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eumorphus quadriguttatus in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in May, July, September–October and December–March, the lowest months.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Eumorphus quadriguttatus sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Hangzhou (China, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Eumorphus quadriguttatus that you can see in Tuen Mun (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 30%), Euselates magna (about 20%) and Cicindela juxtata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eumorphus quadriguttatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (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.
