Calliphara excellens
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Calliphara excellens is a jewel bug in the family Scutelleridae. It is distributed in Nepal and India. Males engage in ritualistic Courtship display, walking around the female, touching his abdomen to the plant before touching the female's antennae. After mating, the female oviposits into the seed of a host plant, such as Macaranga tanarius. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Naha | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Calliphara excellens sighting in Naha on a given day, based on 70 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 94 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Calliphara excellens in Naha on a given day, against under 5% in October and November, the lowest months. That is one of Naha's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 60 mm in February.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Calliphara excellens sightings, Naha has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Davao City (Philippines, about 30%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Calliphara excellens that you can see in Naha (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Graptopsaltria bimaculata (about 40%), Black Giant Cicada (about 30%) and Riptortus linearis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Calliphara excellens is recorded against all the insects logged in Naha (70 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.
