What are the chances of seeing a Carinate Locust in Hong Kong?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carinate Locust sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 81 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 139th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Carinate Locust in Hong Kong?
February to December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carinate Locust in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month.
What time of day is best to see a Carinate Locust?
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carinate Locust 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 Hong Kong the best place to see a Carinate Locust?
27th of 38
Of the 38 cities where we can rate Carinate Locust sightings, Hong Kong ranks 27th at about 10%. The best odds are in Xiuying District (China, about 50%), Tiruchirappalli (India, about 30%) and Johor Bahru (Malaysia, about 30%).
Which relatives of the Carinate Locust live in Hong Kong?
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Carinate Locust that you can see in Hong Kong (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Ceracris nigricornis (about 10%), Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper (about 10%) and Ceracris fasciata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Carinate Locust sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carinate Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (81 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.