What are the chances of seeing a Five-Dot Sergeant in Hong Kong?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Five-Dot Sergeant sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 118 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 96th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Five-Dot Sergeant in Hong Kong?
July–August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Five-Dot Sergeant in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Five-Dot Sergeant?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Five-Dot Sergeant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Hong Kong the best place to see a Five-Dot Sergeant?
3rd of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Five-Dot Sergeant sightings, Hong Kong ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Changzhou (China, about 30%) and Tuen Mun (China, about 20%).
Where does the Five-Dot Sergeant sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Five-Dot Sergeant is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (118 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.