Oriental Flower Beetle

Oriental Flower Beetle

Protaetia orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Shanghai

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

93 Verified sightings at Shanghai
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 Shanghai?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle sighting in Shanghai on a given day, based on 93 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 215 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

July

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle in Shanghai on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and December–February, the lowest months.

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

3rd of 27

Of the 27 cities where we can rate Oriental Flower Beetle sightings, Shanghai ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Quanzhou (China, about 40%) and Nanchang (China, about 30%).

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 Shanghai (93 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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