What are the chances of seeing a Coelostoma fabricii in Perth?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Coelostoma fabricii sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 154th 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.
When is the best time to see a Coelostoma fabricii in Perth?
February to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coelostoma fabricii in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months. Those are among Perth's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in July.
Where else can you see a Coelostoma fabricii?
Only Perth, in our data
Perth is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Coelostoma fabricii sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Coelostoma fabricii live in Perth?
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Coelostoma fabricii that you can see in Perth (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Large Spotted Ladybird (about 20%), Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle (about 20%) and Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Coelostoma fabricii sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coelostoma fabricii is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (19 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.