What are the chances of seeing a Carinate Locust in Nanjing?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carinate Locust sighting in Nanjing on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 76th most-seen of the 272 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Carinate Locust in Nanjing?
July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carinate Locust in Nanjing on a given day, against under 5% in May and November–March, the lowest months. Those are among Nanjing's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in December.
What time of day is best to see a Carinate Locust?
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carinate Locust sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Nanjing the best place to see a Carinate Locust?
18th of 38
Of the 38 cities where we can rate Carinate Locust sightings, Nanjing ranks 18th at about 10%. The best odds are in Xiuying District (China, about 50%), Tiruchirappalli (India, about 30%) and Johor Bahru (Malaysia, about 30%).
Which relatives of the Carinate Locust live in Nanjing?
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Carinate Locust that you can see in Nanjing (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Large Green Grasshopper (about 10%), Yellow-Spined Bamboo Locust (about 10%) and Chinese Rice Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Carinate Locust sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carinate Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Nanjing (20 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.