Neorrhina punctatum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The punctate flower chafer or spotted flower chafer, Neorrhina punctata, is a species of flower chafer. The chafers are beetles of subfamily Cetoniinae in the large scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Among the chafers, N. punctata belongs to the tribe Schizorhinini.
This beetle occurs in eastern mainland Australia, from Victoria, through New South Wales to northern Queensland. It is also known under several other scientific names, but these are obsolete or misspelled: Cetonia punctatum (lapsus) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Punctate Flower Chafer sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 338 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 742 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Punctate Flower Chafer in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Punctate Flower Chafer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Punctate Flower Chafer sightings, Sydney has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Brisbane (Australia, about 10%) and Melbourne (Australia, under 5%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Punctate Flower Chafer that you can see in Sydney (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Argentinian Scarab (about 20%), Fiddler Beetle (about 10%) and Cowboy Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Punctate Flower Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (338 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.
