Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Common Grass Yellow in Nagoya?

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Common Grass Yellow sighting in Nagoya on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 195 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Japanese Common Grass Yellow in Nagoya?

Accepted Answer

March–April, September and November–December. In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Common Grass Yellow in Nagoya on a given day, against under 5% in January, June and August, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Japanese Common Grass Yellow?

Accepted Answer

Between 1 and 4 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japanese Common Grass Yellow sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Nagoya the best place to see a Japanese Common Grass Yellow?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Of the 9 cities where we can rate Japanese Common Grass Yellow sightings, Nagoya has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Osaka (Japan, about 20%) and Suzhou (China, about 20%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Japanese Common Grass Yellow live in Nagoya?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Pieridae. The closest relatives of the Japanese Common Grass Yellow that you can see in Nagoya (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Small White (about 20%) and Colias poliographus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Japanese Common Grass Yellow sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Japanese Common Grass Yellow is recorded against all the insects logged in Nagoya (27 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	~20%
2	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	~30%
2	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	~20%
3	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	~20%
4	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	~20%
5	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	~10%
6	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	~10%
7	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	~10%
8	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	~10%
9	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	~10%

Japanese Common Grass Yellow

About the Japanese Common Grass Yellow

Recent sightings of Japanese Common Grass Yellow in Nagoya

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Nagoya

Small White

Colias poliographus

Tropical Fritillary

Chinese Yellow Swallowtail

Common Bluebottle

White-Banded Hunter Hawkmoth

Pale Grass Blue

Small Copper

Short-Tailed Blue

Red Ring Skirt

Small Branded Swift

Chinese Windmill

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