Epophthalmia elegans
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Pond Cruiser sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Regal Pond Cruiser in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months. That is one of Beijing's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against almost none in January.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Regal Pond Cruiser sightings, Beijing has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Nanjing (China, about 10%) and Shanghai (China, about 10%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Regal Pond Cruiser that you can see in Beijing (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are White-Tailed Skimmer (about 20%), Deielia phaon (about 10%) and Scarlet Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Regal Pond Cruiser is recorded against all the insects logged in Beijing (51 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.
