Colias poliographus
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sapporo

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

9 Verified sightings at Sapporo
August 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 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
3 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
4 Daejeon 🇰🇷 South Korea
~20%
5 Daegu 🇰🇷 South Korea
~20%
6 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
7 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
~10%
8 Sapporo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
9 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Colias poliographus in Sapporo?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Colias poliographus sighting in Sapporo on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 21st most-seen of the 44 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Colias poliographus in Sapporo?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Colias poliographus in Sapporo on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–June, the lowest months. That is one of Sapporo's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 60 mm in April.

Is Sapporo the best place to see a Colias poliographus?

8th of 14

Of the 14 cities where we can rate Colias poliographus sightings, Sapporo ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nagoya (Japan, about 20%), Suzhou (China, about 20%) and Sendai (Japan, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Colias poliographus live in Sapporo?

Same family: Pieridae

The closest relatives of the Colias poliographus that you can see in Sapporo (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Small White (about 10%) and Black-Veined White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Colias poliographus sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Colias poliographus is recorded against all the insects logged in Sapporo (9 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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