What are the chances of seeing an Aetalion quadratum in Mexico City?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Aetalion quadratum sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 442nd most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Aetalion quadratum in Mexico City?
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Aetalion quadratum in Mexico City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
What time of day is best to see an Aetalion quadratum?
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Aetalion quadratum sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see an Aetalion quadratum?
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Aetalion quadratum sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Aetalion quadratum live in Mexico City?
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Aetalion quadratum that you can see in Mexico City (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Mexican Treehopper (about 20%), Stenomacra marginella (about 20%) and Harlequin Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Aetalion quadratum sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Aetalion quadratum is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (7 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.