Oriental Lesser Emperor

Oriental Lesser Emperor

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Nanjing

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

27 Verified sightings at Nanjing
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 Tianjin 🇨🇳 China
~30%
2 Daegu 🇰🇷 South Korea
~20%
3 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
5 Ningbo 🇨🇳 China
~20%
6 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Qingdao 🇨🇳 China
~10%
8 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Oriental Lesser Emperor in Nanjing?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Lesser Emperor sighting in Nanjing on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 54th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Oriental Lesser Emperor in Nanjing?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Lesser Emperor in Nanjing on a given day, against under 5% in November to February, the lowest months. That is one of Nanjing's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 40 mm in December.

Is Nanjing the best place to see an Oriental Lesser Emperor?

6th of 16

Of the 16 cities where we can rate Oriental Lesser Emperor sightings, Nanjing ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tianjin (China, about 30%), Daegu (South Korea, about 20%) and Xiamen City (China, about 20%).

Where does the Oriental Lesser Emperor sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Oriental Lesser Emperor is recorded against all the insects logged in Nanjing (27 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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