Oriental Lesser Emperor

Oriental Lesser Emperor

Anax julius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Daegu

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

8 Verified sightings at Daegu
September 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 Tianjin 🇨🇳 China
~30%
2 Daegu 🇰🇷 South Korea
~20%
3 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
5 Ningbo 🇨🇳 China
~20%
6 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Qingdao 🇨🇳 China
~10%
8 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Oriental Lesser Emperor in Daegu?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Lesser Emperor sighting in Daegu on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 38 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Oriental Lesser Emperor in Daegu?

September

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Lesser Emperor in Daegu on a given day, against under 5% in March, May and October, the lowest months. That is one of Daegu's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 25 mm in December. December has too few records to rate.

Is Daegu the best place to see an Oriental Lesser Emperor?

2nd of 16

Of the 16 cities where we can rate Oriental Lesser Emperor sightings, Daegu ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Tianjin (China, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Oriental Lesser Emperor live in Daegu?

Same order: Odonata

The closest relatives of the Oriental Lesser Emperor that you can see in Daegu (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Scarlet Skimmer (about 40%), White-Tailed Skimmer (about 40%) and Four-Tipped Darter (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Oriental Lesser Emperor sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Oriental Lesser Emperor is recorded against all the insects logged in Daegu (8 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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