What are the chances of seeing a Magpie Flat in Nanjing?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Magpie Flat sighting in Nanjing on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 272 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Magpie Flat in Nanjing?
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Magpie Flat in Nanjing on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–May, the lowest months. That is one of Nanjing's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 40 mm in December.
What time of day is best to see a Magpie Flat?
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Magpie Flat sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Magpie Flat?
Only Nanjing, in our data
Nanjing is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Magpie Flat sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Magpie Flat live in Nanjing?
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Magpie Flat that you can see in Nanjing (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Common Straight Swift (about 10%), Small Branded Swift (about 10%) and Mountainous Duskywing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Magpie Flat sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Magpie Flat is recorded against all the insects logged in Nanjing (11 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.