Physopelta gutta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gutta Bug sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 123 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 93rd 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.
February and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gutta Bug in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month. Those are among Hong Kong's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in June.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gutta Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Gutta Bug sightings, Hong Kong ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 20%) and Nagoya (Japan, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Gutta Bug that you can see in Hong Kong (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Litchi Lantern Bug (about 20%), Lychee Stink Bug (about 20%) and Ricania guttata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gutta Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (123 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.
