Cottony Yew Scale

Cottony Yew Scale

Pulvinaria floccifera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Liverpool

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

12 Verified sightings at Liverpool
November Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cottony Yew Scale in Liverpool?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cottony Yew Scale sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 389th most-seen of the 632 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 Cottony Yew Scale in Liverpool?

February–April, July, September and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cottony Yew Scale in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, August, October and December–January, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Cottony Yew Scale?

Only Liverpool, in our data

Liverpool is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cottony Yew Scale sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Cottony Yew Scale live in Liverpool?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Cottony Yew Scale that you can see in Liverpool (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Green Shield Bug (about 40%), Dock Bug (about 30%) and Forest Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cottony Yew Scale sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cottony Yew Scale is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (12 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.

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