What are the chances of seeing an Anoxia pilosa in Kyiv?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anoxia pilosa sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 105th most-seen of the 753 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Anoxia pilosa in Kyiv?
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Anoxia pilosa in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, the lowest months. That is one of Kyiv's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 40 mm in April.
Where else can you see an Anoxia pilosa?
Only Kyiv, in our data
Kyiv is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Anoxia pilosa sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Anoxia pilosa live in Kyiv?
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Anoxia pilosa that you can see in Kyiv (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are European Rose Chafer (about 30%), Mediterranean Spotted Chafer (about 30%) and Valgus hemipterus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Anoxia pilosa sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anoxia pilosa is recorded against all the insects logged in Kyiv (42 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.