Amphibious Litter Cockroach

Amphibious Litter Cockroach

Opisthoplatia orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Zhuhai [Macau]

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Zhuhai [Macau]
56 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Amphibious Litter Cockroach

Opisthoplatia orientalis is a species of cockroach of the genus Opisthoplatia, family Blaberidae, and order Blattodea. It is native to Southern and Eastern Asia including India, Indonesia, China, and Japan. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
3 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Naha 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
6 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Zhuhai [Macau] 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Amphibious Litter Cockroach in Zhuhai [Macau]?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amphibious Litter Cockroach sighting in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 119th most-seen of the 152 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.

When is the best time to see an Amphibious Litter Cockroach in Zhuhai [Macau]?

November and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Amphibious Litter Cockroach in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and June–October, the lowest months. Those are among Zhuhai [Macau]'s driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 290 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see an Amphibious Litter Cockroach?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amphibious Litter Cockroach sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Zhuhai [Macau] the best place to see an Amphibious Litter Cockroach?

7th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Amphibious Litter Cockroach sightings, Zhuhai [Macau] ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hong Kong (China, about 20%), Taipei (Taiwan, about 20%) and Fuzhou (China, about 20%).

Where does the Amphibious Litter Cockroach sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Amphibious Litter Cockroach is recorded against all the insects logged in Zhuhai [Macau] (5 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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