Potanthus confucius
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Potanthus confucius, the Chinese dart or Confucian dart, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. They are found from Sri Lanka and India to China and Japan and down to Sumatra and Java in Indonesia. Some museum specimens have also been reported to be from Palawan in the Philippines, but due to the absence of the species in Borneo, it is possible that these were mislabeled or misidentified. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Dart sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 522nd 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.
June, August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Dart in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and November–May, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in December.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Chinese Dart sightings, Hong Kong ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 10%), Taichung (Taiwan, about 10%) and Kaohsiung (Taiwan, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chinese Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (17 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.
