Aricia chinensis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Aricia chinensis is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Central Asia (mountains), Mongolia, West China, Central China, Northeast China, Korea) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Beijing | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Aricia chinensis sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 222nd most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aricia chinensis in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–July, the lowest months. Those are among Beijing's wettest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
Only Beijing, in our data
Beijing is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Aricia chinensis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Aricia chinensis that you can see in Beijing (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Short-Tailed Blue (about 10%), Tongeia filicaudis (about 10%) and Common Flash (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Aricia chinensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Beijing (11 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.
