Phytomia zonata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phytomia zonata sighting in Nanjing on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 112th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Phytomia zonata in Nanjing on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phytomia zonata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
12th of 19
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Phytomia zonata sightings, Nanjing ranks 12th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hefei (China, about 20%), Nanchang (China, about 20%) and Dalian (China, about 20%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Phytomia zonata that you can see in Nanjing (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Marmalade Hover Fly (about 10%), Eristalis cerealis (about 10%) and Common Drone Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phytomia zonata is recorded against all the insects logged in Nanjing (12 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.
