Parnara guttatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Parnara guttata, the common straight swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, Amur (Russian Far East), eastern China, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Korea. Its wingspan is about 40 mm.
Common straight swift larvae feed on various grasses, including rice. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Straight Swift sighting in Qingdao on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 64 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.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Straight Swift in Qingdao on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and November–May, the lowest months. That is one of Qingdao's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 180 mm in July.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Straight Swift sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
14th of 19
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Common Straight Swift sightings, Qingdao ranks 14th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tokyo (Japan, about 20%), Busan (South Korea, about 20%) and Daegu (South Korea, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Common Straight Swift that you can see in Qingdao (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Chinese Yellow Swallowtail (about 20%), Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth (about 20%) and Asian Comma (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Straight Swift is recorded against all the insects logged in Qingdao (5 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.
