Oenopia kirbyi
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Oenopia kirbyi is a species of beetle in the Coccinellidae family. They are found in India, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand. They have been noted as a potential means of pest control against the rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae, of which they are voracious predators. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Kathmandu | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oenopia kirbyi sighting in Kathmandu on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 71 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and July–August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Oenopia kirbyi in Kathmandu on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–February, the lowest months. Those are among Kathmandu's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against almost none in November.
Only Kathmandu, in our data
Kathmandu is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Oenopia kirbyi sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oenopia kirbyi is recorded against all the insects logged in Kathmandu (5 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.
