What are the chances of seeing a Cerynea punctilinealis in Hong Kong?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cerynea punctilinealis sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 450th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Cerynea punctilinealis in Hong Kong?
February–April and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cerynea punctilinealis in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in May–October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in June.
What time of day is best to see a Cerynea punctilinealis?
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cerynea punctilinealis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see a Cerynea punctilinealis?
Only Hong Kong, in our data
Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cerynea punctilinealis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Cerynea punctilinealis live in Hong Kong?
Same genus: Cerynea
The closest relatives of the Cerynea punctilinealis that you can see in Hong Kong (genus Cerynea) are Cerynea discontenta (about 10%) and Cerynea ustula (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Cerynea punctilinealis sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cerynea punctilinealis is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (20 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.