Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Common Grass Yellow in Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Common Grass Yellow sighting in Shanghai on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 215 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Japanese Common Grass Yellow in Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

November. In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Common Grass Yellow in Shanghai on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–August and December–February, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Japanese Common Grass Yellow?

Accepted Answer

Between 1 and 4 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japanese Common Grass Yellow sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Shanghai the best place to see a Japanese Common Grass Yellow?

Accepted Answer

8th of 9. Of the 9 cities where we can rate Japanese Common Grass Yellow sightings, Shanghai ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nagoya (Japan, about 30%), Osaka (Japan, about 20%) and Suzhou (China, about 20%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Japanese Common Grass Yellow live in Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Pieridae. The closest relatives of the Japanese Common Grass Yellow that you can see in Shanghai (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Small White (about 20%), Indian Cabbage White (about 10%) and Colias poliographus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Japanese Common Grass Yellow sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Japanese Common Grass Yellow is recorded against all the insects logged in Shanghai (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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	~20%
2	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	~30%
2	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	~20%
3	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	~20%
4	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	~20%
5	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	~10%
6	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	~10%
7	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	~10%
8	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	~10%
9	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	~10%

Japanese Common Grass Yellow

About the Japanese Common Grass Yellow

Recent sightings of Japanese Common Grass Yellow in Shanghai

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Shanghai

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