What are the chances of seeing a Pseudophacopteron tuberculatum in Kaohsiung?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pseudophacopteron tuberculatum sighting in Kaohsiung on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 93rd most-seen of the 218 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.
When is the best time to see a Pseudophacopteron tuberculatum in Kaohsiung?
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pseudophacopteron tuberculatum in Kaohsiung on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Kaohsiung's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 440 mm in August.
Where else can you see a Pseudophacopteron tuberculatum?
Only Kaohsiung, in our data
Kaohsiung is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pseudophacopteron tuberculatum sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Pseudophacopteron tuberculatum live in Kaohsiung?
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Pseudophacopteron tuberculatum 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.
Where does the Pseudophacopteron tuberculatum sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pseudophacopteron tuberculatum is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaohsiung (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.