Midway Emerald Beetle silhouette

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Midway Emerald Beetle

Protaetia pryeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Naha

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

5 Verified sightings at Naha
August 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 Naha 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Midway Emerald Beetle in Naha?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Midway Emerald Beetle sighting in Naha on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 78th most-seen of the 94 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Midway Emerald Beetle in Naha?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Midway Emerald Beetle in Naha on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–March, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Midway Emerald Beetle?

Only Naha, in our data

Naha is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Midway Emerald Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Midway Emerald Beetle live in Naha?

Same family: Scarabaeidae

The closest relatives of the Midway Emerald Beetle that you can see in Naha (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Green Chafer (about 10%) and Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Midway Emerald Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Midway Emerald Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Naha (5 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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