What are the chances of seeing a Cerosterna scabrator in Hyderabad?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cerosterna scabrator sighting in Hyderabad on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 223rd most-seen of the 318 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Cerosterna scabrator in Hyderabad?
July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cerosterna scabrator in Hyderabad on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–June, the lowest months. Those are among Hyderabad's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against almost none in December.
Where else can you see a Cerosterna scabrator?
Only Hyderabad, in our data
Hyderabad is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cerosterna scabrator sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Cerosterna scabrator live in Hyderabad?
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Cerosterna scabrator that you can see in Hyderabad (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 20%), Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle (about 20%) and Six-Spot Ground Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Cerosterna scabrator sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cerosterna scabrator is recorded against all the insects logged in Hyderabad (7 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.