What are the chances of seeing a Chrysina psittacina in Monterrey?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chrysina psittacina sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 327th most-seen of the 413 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 a Chrysina psittacina in Monterrey?
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chrysina psittacina in Monterrey on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months. Those are among Monterrey's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
What time of day is best to see a Chrysina psittacina?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chrysina psittacina sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Chrysina psittacina?
Only Monterrey, in our data
Monterrey is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chrysina psittacina sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Chrysina psittacina live in Monterrey?
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Chrysina psittacina that you can see in Monterrey (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Figeater Beetle (about 10%), Dark Flower Scarab (about 10%) and Aloeus Ox Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Chrysina psittacina sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chrysina psittacina is recorded against all the insects logged in Monterrey (6 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.