Heterorhina elegans
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Heterorhina elegans is a species of scarab beetle found in India and Sri Lanka that belongs to the flower chafer subfamily. While originally described in the genus Cetonia in 1781, it was placed in the newly-described genus Heterorhina in 1842, though the genus name was often subsequently misspelled as "Heterorrhina" (e.g.,).
Adult beetles are emerald green with some varieties blue, red (var. fulgidissima), indigo, or black (var. anthracina). The sides of the hind coxae are orange. The elytra are glazed, with no deep pits on the surface and only tiny spots arranged in lines. The prothorax has punctures only along the sides and the scutellum is without any punctures. The antennae, legs, suture margins, posterior of the elytra and the apical calli are black. The clypeus may have some punctures and is squarish with parallel sides. The front margin is straight and toothed in the middle, the tooth is minutely notched. The forehead has lobed ridges running longitudinally. On the underside the sternal process is narrow and blunt, slightly curved. The middle and hind tibia are fringed with hairs in both the male and female. The hind tibiae bear a tuft of hairs... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heterorhina elegans sighting in Hyderabad on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 150th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Heterorhina elegans in Hyderabad on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months. That is one of Hyderabad's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against almost none in December.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Heterorhina elegans sightings, Hyderabad ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 10%) and Bengaluru (India, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Heterorhina elegans that you can see in Hyderabad (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Clinteria klugi (about 10%), Clinteria coerulea (about 10%) and Protaetia aurichalcea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heterorhina elegans is recorded against all the insects logged in Hyderabad (12 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.
