Dorcus striatipennis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dorcus striatipennis sighting in Sapporo on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 44 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dorcus striatipennis in Sapporo on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months. That is one of Sapporo's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 60 mm in April.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dorcus striatipennis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Dorcus striatipennis sightings, Sapporo has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sendai (Japan, about 10%) and Osaka (Japan, under 5%).
Same genus: Dorcus
The closest relatives of the Dorcus striatipennis that you can see in Sapporo (genus Dorcus, Stag Beetles) are Little Stag Beetle (about 20%) and Dorcus rubrofemoratus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dorcus striatipennis is recorded against all the insects logged in Sapporo (7 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.
