Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Common Grass Yellow sighting in Suzhou on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 65 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.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

July and August. In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Common Grass Yellow in Suzhou on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and June, the lowest months. Those are among Suzhou's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in December.

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 Suzhou the best place to see a Japanese Common Grass Yellow?

Accepted Answer

3rd of 9. Of the 9 cities where we can rate Japanese Common Grass Yellow sightings, Suzhou ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Nagoya (Japan, about 30%) and Osaka (Japan, about 20%).

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Same family: Pieridae. The closest relatives of the Japanese Common Grass Yellow that you can see in Suzhou (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Small White (about 20%), Colias poliographus (about 20%) and Yellow Tip (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 Suzhou (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.

#	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 Suzhou

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Suzhou

Small White

Colias poliographus

Yellow Tip

Pale Grass Blue

Common Mormon Swallowtail

Tropical Fritillary

Asian Comma

Common Bluebottle

Common Rose Swallowtail

Plains Cupid

Small Copper

Lesser Purple Emperor

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