Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle

Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle

Aspidimorpha miliaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tuen Mun

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at Tuen Mun
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle

Aspidimorpha miliaris is a widespread Asian species of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. The genus name is frequently misspelled as "Aspidomorpha", due to an unjustified spelling change in 1848 [1]. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tasikmalaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
2 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
3 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
4 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
5 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
6 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
7 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
8 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~10%
9 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
10 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle in Tuen Mun?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 394th 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.

When is the best time to see a Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle in Tuen Mun?

June, August and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and November–May, the lowest months. Those are among Tuen Mun's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sweetpotato Leaf 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.

Is Tuen Mun the best place to see a Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle?

13th of 17

Of the 17 cities where we can rate Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 13th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tasikmalaya (Indonesia, about 30%), Taichung (Taiwan, about 20%) and Taipei (Taiwan, about 20%).

Where does the Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (7 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.

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