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Sphenophorus venatus
In 3 days ~10%
Sphenophorus venatus, the hunting billbug, is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae. It is found in Central America and North America, while it has been spread in the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean. Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 2 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shanghai | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hunting Billbug sighting in San Francisco on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 387th most-seen of the 737 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hunting Billbug in San Francisco on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
10th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Hunting Billbug sightings, San Francisco ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tel Aviv (Israel, about 10%), Mesa (United States, under 5%) and Shanghai (China, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Hunting Billbug that you can see in San Francisco (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Convergent Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hunting Billbug is recorded against all the insects logged in San Francisco (16 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.
