Physopelta gutta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | 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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gutta Bug sighting in Kaohsiung on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 182nd most-seen of the 218 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.
June, August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gutta Bug in Kaohsiung on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and December–May, the lowest months. Those are among Kaohsiung's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in February.
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.
9th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Gutta Bug sightings, Kaohsiung ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 20%), Nagoya (Japan, about 10%) and Hong Kong (China, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Gutta Bug that you can see in Kaohsiung (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug (about 20%), Silverleaf Whitefly (about 20%) and Asian Citrus Psyllid (about 20%), 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 Kaohsiung (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.
