What are the chances of seeing a Paris Peacock Swallowtail in Guangzhou?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Paris Peacock Swallowtail sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 90 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 21st 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Paris Peacock Swallowtail in Guangzhou?
February and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Paris Peacock Swallowtail in Guangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in January, 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 a Paris Peacock Swallowtail?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Paris Peacock Swallowtail 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 a Paris Peacock Swallowtail?
4th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Paris Peacock Swallowtail sightings, Guangzhou ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hong Kong (China, about 20%), Tuen Mun (China, about 20%) and Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Paris Peacock Swallowtail live in Guangzhou?
Same genus: Papilio
The closest relatives of the Paris Peacock Swallowtail that you can see in Guangzhou (genus Papilio, Common Swallowtails) are Common Mormon Swallowtail (about 20%), Chinese Yellow Swallowtail (about 10%) and Chinese Peacock Swallowtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Paris Peacock Swallowtail sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Paris Peacock Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Guangzhou (90 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.