What are the chances of seeing an East Aegean Cicada in Izmir?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an East Aegean Cicada sighting in Izmir on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 50 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an East Aegean Cicada in Izmir?
August
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an East Aegean Cicada in Izmir on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. That is one of Izmir's driest months, with almost no rain against 130 mm in January.
Where else can you see an East Aegean Cicada?
Only Izmir, in our data
Izmir is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate East Aegean Cicada sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the East Aegean Cicada sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the East Aegean Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Izmir (8 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.