What are the chances of seeing a Calvia chinensis in Guiyang?
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Calvia chinensis sighting in Guiyang on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 36 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Calvia chinensis in Guiyang?
March and December
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Calvia chinensis in Guiyang on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–August, the lowest months. Those are among Guiyang's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 230 mm in June.
Where else can you see a Calvia chinensis?
Only Guiyang, in our data
Guiyang is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Calvia chinensis sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Calvia chinensis live in Guiyang?
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Calvia chinensis that you can see in Guiyang (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Titan Stag Beetle (about 50%), Trichogomphus mongol (about 40%) and Chalcophora japonica (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Calvia chinensis sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Calvia chinensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Guiyang (12 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.