Sphex diabolicus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sphex diabolicus 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.
May to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sphex diabolicus in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in December.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sphex diabolicus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Sphex diabolicus sightings, Hong Kong ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 10%), Taipei (Taiwan, under 5%) and Kaohsiung (Taiwan, under 5%).
Same genus: Sphex
The closest relatives of the Sphex diabolicus that you can see in Hong Kong (genus Sphex) are Sphex sericeus (about 10%) and Sphex argentatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sphex diabolicus 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.
