What are the chances of seeing a Carinate Locust in Shanghai?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carinate Locust sighting in Shanghai on a given day, based on 78 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 215 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.
When is the best time to see a Carinate Locust in Shanghai?
September and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Carinate Locust in Shanghai on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and April, the lowest months.
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 Shanghai the best place to see a Carinate Locust?
10th of 38
Of the 38 cities where we can rate Carinate Locust sightings, Shanghai ranks 10th at about 20%. The best odds are in Xiuying District (China, about 50%), Tiruchirappalli (India, about 30%) and Johor Bahru (Malaysia, about 30%).
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 Shanghai (78 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.