What are the chances of seeing a Seychelles Scale in Singapore?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Seychelles Scale sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 708th most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Seychelles Scale in Singapore?
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Seychelles Scale in Singapore on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
What time of day is best to see a Seychelles Scale?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Seychelles Scale 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 Singapore the best place to see a Seychelles Scale?
10th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Seychelles Scale sightings, Singapore ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Valencia (Spain, about 20%), Nairobi (Kenya, about 10%) and Cape Town (South Africa, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Seychelles Scale live in Singapore?
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Seychelles Scale that you can see in Singapore (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Orange Sharpshooter (about 20%), Cosmolestes picticeps (about 20%) and Giant Shield Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Seychelles Scale sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Seychelles Scale is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (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.