Protaetia orientalis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle sighting in Sendai on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 128 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle in Sendai on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
5th of 27
Of the 27 cities where we can rate Oriental Flower Beetle sightings, Sendai ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Quanzhou (China, about 40%), Nanchang (China, about 30%) and Shanghai (China, about 20%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Oriental Flower Beetle that you can see in Sendai (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Oriental Beetle (about 20%), Japanese Drone Beetle (about 20%) and Japanese Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oriental Flower Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Sendai (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.
