Oriental Flower Beetle

Oriental Flower Beetle

Protaetia orientalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Beijing

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

10 Verified sightings at Beijing
July Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Quanzhou 🇨🇳 China
~40%
2 Nanchang 🇨🇳 China
~30%
3 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
6 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~20%
7 Jinan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
8 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
9 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
10 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Oriental Flower Beetle in Beijing?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 10 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.

When is the best time to see an Oriental Flower Beetle in Beijing?

June–July and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, the lowest months. Those are among Beijing's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.

Is Beijing the best place to see an Oriental Flower Beetle?

27th of 27

Of the 27 cities where we can rate Oriental Flower Beetle sightings, Beijing ranks 27th at under 5%. The best odds are in Quanzhou (China, about 40%), Nanchang (China, about 30%) and Shanghai (China, about 20%).

Where does the Oriental Flower Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Oriental Flower Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Beijing (10 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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