Kaempfer Cicada

Kaempfer Cicada

Platypleura kaempferi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Qingdao

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

15 Verified sightings at Qingdao
June 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 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
2 Jinan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
3 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
4 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Daejeon 🇰🇷 South Korea
~10%
8 Qingdao 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
10 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Kaempfer Cicada in Qingdao?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kaempfer Cicada sighting in Qingdao on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 20th most-seen of the 64 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 a Kaempfer Cicada in Qingdao?

June and July

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Kaempfer Cicada in Qingdao on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Qingdao's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in January.

Is Qingdao the best place to see a Kaempfer Cicada?

8th of 17

Of the 17 cities where we can rate Kaempfer Cicada sightings, Qingdao ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nagoya (Japan, about 20%), Jinan (China, about 20%) and Tokyo (Japan, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Kaempfer Cicada live in Qingdao?

Same family: Cicadidae

The closest relatives of the Kaempfer Cicada that you can see in Qingdao (family Cicadidae, Typical Cicadas) are Robust Cicada (about 10%) and Eastern Horse Cicada (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Kaempfer Cicada sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Kaempfer Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Qingdao (15 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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