What are the chances of seeing an Abisara echeria in Guangzhou?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Abisara echeria sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th most-seen of the 482 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.
When is the best time to see an Abisara echeria in Guangzhou?
October and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Abisara echeria in Guangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month. Those are among Guangzhou's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 330 mm in June.
What time of day is best to see an Abisara echeria?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Abisara echeria sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Guangzhou the best place to see an Abisara echeria?
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Abisara echeria sightings, Guangzhou ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 20%) and Hong Kong (China, about 20%).
Which relatives of the Abisara echeria live in Guangzhou?
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Abisara echeria that you can see in Guangzhou (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Pale Grass Blue (about 10%), Plains Cupid (about 10%) and Tiny Grass Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Abisara echeria sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Abisara echeria is recorded against all the insects logged in Guangzhou (64 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.