Oxythyrea cinctella
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Middle Eastern Flower Scarab sighting in Almaty on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 14th most-seen of the 83 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Middle Eastern Flower Scarab in Almaty on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months. That is one of Almaty's wettest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 20 mm in September.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Middle Eastern Flower Scarab sightings, Almaty ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan, about 20%), Izmir (Turkey, about 20%) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Middle Eastern Flower Scarab that you can see in Almaty (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Protaetia marginicollis (about 20%), European Rhinoceros Beetle (about 10%) and European Rose Chafer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Middle Eastern Flower Scarab is recorded against all the insects logged in Almaty (27 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.
