Phytomia zonata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phytomia zonata sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Phytomia zonata in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months. That is one of Beijing's wettest months, with about 65 mm of rain against almost none in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phytomia zonata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 19
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Phytomia zonata sightings, Beijing ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hefei (China, about 20%), Nanchang (China, about 20%) and Dalian (China, about 20%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Phytomia zonata that you can see in Beijing (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Common Drone Fly (about 10%) and Marmalade Hover Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phytomia zonata is recorded against all the insects logged in Beijing (76 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.
