What are the chances of seeing a Carabus brandti in Beijing?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus brandti sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 138 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Carabus brandti in Beijing?
April–June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carabus brandti in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in December and January, the lowest months. Those are among Beijing's wettest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
Where else can you see a Carabus brandti?
Only Beijing, in our data
Beijing is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Carabus brandti sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Carabus brandti live in Beijing?
Same family: Carabidae
The closest relatives of the Carabus brandti that you can see in Beijing (family Carabidae, Ground Beetles) are Harpalus pallidipennis (about 10%), Diplocheila zeelandica (about 10%) and Cylindera kaleea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Carabus brandti sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carabus brandti is recorded against all the insects logged in Beijing (138 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.