Neorrhina punctatum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The punctate flower chafer or spotted flower chafer, Neorrhina punctata, is a species of flower chafer. The chafers are beetles of subfamily Cetoniinae in the large scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Among the chafers, N. punctata belongs to the tribe Schizorhinini.
This beetle occurs in eastern mainland Australia, from Victoria, through New South Wales to northern Queensland. It is also known under several other scientific names, but these are obsolete or misspelled: Cetonia punctatum (lapsus) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Punctate Flower Chafer sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd most-seen of the 875 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.
December to February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Punctate Flower Chafer in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in March to November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Punctate Flower Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Punctate Flower Chafer sightings, Melbourne ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Sydney (Australia, about 10%) and Brisbane (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Punctate Flower Chafer that you can see in Melbourne (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Argentinian Scarab (about 20%), Cowboy Beetle (about 10%) and African Black Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Punctate Flower Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (51 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.
