What are the chances of seeing a False Cotton Stainer in Brisbane?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a False Cotton Stainer sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 636th most-seen of the 1083 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 a False Cotton Stainer in Brisbane?
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a False Cotton Stainer in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months. That is one of Brisbane's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 40 mm in July.
Where else can you see a False Cotton Stainer?
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate False Cotton Stainer sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the False Cotton Stainer live in Brisbane?
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the False Cotton Stainer that you can see in Brisbane (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Common Gum-Tree Bug (about 10%), Clown Bug (about 10%) and Pternistria bispina (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the False Cotton Stainer sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the False Cotton Stainer is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (17 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.