Melolontha japonica
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Cockchafer sighting in Fukuoka on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 26 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Cockchafer in Fukuoka on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. That is one of Fukuoka's wettest months, with about 300 mm of rain against 70 mm in January.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Japanese Cockchafer sightings, Fukuoka has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sendai (Japan, about 10%) and Tokyo (Japan, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Japanese Cockchafer that you can see in Fukuoka (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%), Japanese Tiger Beetle (about 20%) and Aulacophora nigripennis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Japanese Cockchafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Fukuoka (5 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.
