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Hyalessa maculaticollis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Hyalessa maculaticollis is a species of cicada found in Northeast Asia in the order Hemiptera. Regarding the classification, the genus of the species was changed from Hyalessa to Oncotympana because of its difference from the species found in the Philippines.
In Japan, the name of this cicada is derived from the sound it makes. It is known as minminzemi (ミンミンゼミ, literally, minmin cicada) because of its well-known male song that sounds like 'mi—n, minminminminmi...' (Japanese: ミーンミンミンミンミンミー...).
In Korea, it has the name chammaemi (참매미) (literally 'true cicada' or 'common cicada'), indicating the commonality of this species in Korea. In China, it is called diāo liáo (蛁蟟). Hyalessa maculaticollis is found in China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula and maritime areas of Russia. Individuals in Korea, Eastern China and Far East Russia were considered to be Hyalessa fuscata (Distant, 1905) but recent taxonomic data shows H. fuscata is a synonym of H. maculaticollis.
In Japan, they are distributed from the Oshima Peninsula in southern Hokkaido to Honshu, Kyushu, and their surrounding islands (Tsushima, Koshiki Islands). Their distribution is limited by the... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Robust Cicada sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 41st 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.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Robust Cicada in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in February–June and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Beijing's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in January.
7th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Robust Cicada sightings, Beijing ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Daegu (South Korea, about 30%), Seoul (South Korea, about 30%) and Sendai (Japan, about 30%).
Same family: Cicadidae
The closest relatives of the Robust Cicada that you can see in Beijing (family Cicadidae, Typical Cicadas) are Kaempfer Cicada (about 10%) and Eastern Horse Cicada (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Robust Cicada 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.
