Sipalinus gigas
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Sipalinus gigas is a species of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sipalinus gigas sighting in Seoul on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 248th 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.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sipalinus gigas in Seoul on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. Those are among Seoul's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sipalinus gigas sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Sipalinus gigas sightings, Seoul ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Nanjing (China, about 10%) and Hangzhou (China, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Sipalinus gigas that you can see in Seoul (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%), Oriental Beetle (about 20%) and Titan Stag Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sipalinus gigas is recorded against all the insects logged in Seoul (11 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.
