Calliphara excellens
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Calliphara excellens is a jewel bug in the family Scutelleridae. It is distributed in Nepal and India. Males engage in ritualistic Courtship display, walking around the female, touching his abdomen to the plant before touching the female's antennae. After mating, the female oviposits into the seed of a host plant, such as Macaranga tanarius. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Naha | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Calliphara excellens sighting in Davao City on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 26th most-seen of the 52 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Calliphara excellens in Davao City on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–July and October, the lowest months.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Calliphara excellens sightings, Davao City ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Naha (Japan, about 40%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Calliphara excellens that you can see in Davao City (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Black Planthopper (about 30%), Dysdercus poecilus (about 30%) and Citron Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Calliphara excellens is recorded against all the insects logged in Davao City (9 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.
