What are the chances of seeing a Formica hayashi in Sendai?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Formica hayashi sighting in Sendai on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 106th most-seen of the 128 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.
When is the best time to see a Formica hayashi in Sendai?
August and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Formica hayashi in Sendai on a given day, against under 5% in September–October and December–June, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Formica hayashi?
Only Sendai, in our data
Sendai is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Formica hayashi sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Formica hayashi sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Formica hayashi is recorded against all the insects logged in Sendai (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.