Oriental Flower Beetle

Oriental Flower Beetle

Protaetia orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Seoul

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

14 Verified sightings at Seoul
July 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 Quanzhou 🇨🇳 China
~40%
2 Nanchang 🇨🇳 China
~30%
3 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
6 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~20%
7 Jinan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
8 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
9 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
10 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Oriental Flower Beetle in Seoul?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle sighting in Seoul on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 205th most-seen of the 525 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Oriental Flower Beetle in Seoul?

July–August and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle in Seoul on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–June, the lowest months. Those are among Seoul's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in January.

Is Seoul the best place to see an Oriental Flower Beetle?

26th of 27

Of the 27 cities where we can rate Oriental Flower Beetle sightings, Seoul ranks 26th at about 10%. The best odds are in Quanzhou (China, about 40%), Nanchang (China, about 30%) and Shanghai (China, about 20%).

Where does the Oriental Flower Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Oriental Flower Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Seoul (14 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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