Oriental Flower Beetle

Oriental Flower Beetle

Protaetia orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Nagoya

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

9 Verified sightings at Nagoya
July 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 Quanzhou 🇨🇳 China
~40%
2 Nanchang 🇨🇳 China
~30%
3 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
6 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~20%
7 Jinan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
8 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
9 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
10 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Oriental Flower Beetle in Nagoya?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle sighting in Nagoya on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 104th most-seen of the 195 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Oriental Flower Beetle in Nagoya?

July

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle in Nagoya on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–June, the lowest months. That is one of Nagoya's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 75 mm in January.

Is Nagoya the best place to see an Oriental Flower Beetle?

8th of 27

Of the 27 cities where we can rate Oriental Flower Beetle sightings, Nagoya ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Quanzhou (China, about 40%), Nanchang (China, about 30%) and Shanghai (China, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Oriental Flower Beetle live in Nagoya?

Same family: Scarabaeidae

The closest relatives of the Oriental Flower Beetle that you can see in Nagoya (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Green Chafer (about 30%), Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle (about 20%) and Oriental Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Oriental Flower Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Oriental Flower Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Nagoya (9 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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