What are the chances of seeing a Chinese Privet Lace Bug in Auckland?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Privet Lace Bug sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 242nd most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Chinese Privet Lace Bug in Auckland?
January–April and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Privet Lace Bug in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–December, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Chinese Privet Lace Bug?
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chinese Privet Lace Bug sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Chinese Privet Lace Bug live in Auckland?
Same family: Tingidae
The closest relatives of the Chinese Privet Lace Bug that you can see in Auckland (family Tingidae, Lace Bugs) are Woolly Nightshade Lace Bug (about 10%) and Eastern Sycamore Lace Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Chinese Privet Lace Bug sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chinese Privet Lace Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (30 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.