What are the chances of seeing a Carinate Locust in Seoul?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carinate Locust sighting in Seoul on a given day, based on 83 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 36th most-seen of the 525 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Carinate Locust in Seoul?
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Carinate Locust in Seoul on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months. That is one of Seoul's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain against 20 mm in January.
What time of day is best to see a Carinate Locust?
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carinate Locust sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Seoul the best place to see a Carinate Locust?
15th of 38
Of the 38 cities where we can rate Carinate Locust sightings, Seoul ranks 15th at about 10%. The best odds are in Xiuying District (China, about 50%), Tiruchirappalli (India, about 30%) and Johor Bahru (Malaysia, about 30%).
Which relatives of the Carinate Locust live in Seoul?
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Carinate Locust that you can see in Seoul (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Oriental Longheaded Locust (about 20%), Oedaleus infernalis (about 10%) and Oxya sinuosa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Carinate Locust sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carinate Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Seoul (83 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.