Chalcophora japonica
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Chalcophora japonica, or ubatamamushi in Japanese (Japanese kanji: 姥玉虫, katakana: ウバタマムシ; lit. 'nanny jewel bug'), also known as the flat-headed wood-borer, is a metallic, bullet-shaped, woodboring beetle of the Buprestidae family. It is endemic to Japan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guiyang | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Xiamen City | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Osaka | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 4 | Tokyo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chalcophora japonica sighting in Guiyang on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 36 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chalcophora japonica in Guiyang on a given day, against under 5% in February and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Guiyang's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Chalcophora japonica sightings, Guiyang has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Xiamen City (China, about 20%) and Osaka (Japan, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Chalcophora japonica that you can see in Guiyang (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Titan Stag Beetle (about 50%), Trichogomphus mongol (about 40%) and Calvia chinensis (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chalcophora japonica is recorded against all the insects logged in Guiyang (7 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.
