Castiarina simulata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Castiarina simulata is a species of beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, found in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria. It was first described by Hippolyte Louis Gory and Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1838 as Stigmodera simulata from a specimen found on the Swan River.
Adult beetles are diurnal and feed on the flowers of Myrtaceae. The larvae are wood borers. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Castiarina simulata sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 129th most-seen of the 275 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Castiarina simulata in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in January to August, the lowest months.
Only Perth, in our data
Perth is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Castiarina simulata sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Castiarina simulata is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (14 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.
