What are the chances of seeing a Carbula crassiventris in Taipei?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Carbula crassiventris sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 438th most-seen of the 765 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 Carbula crassiventris in Taipei?
January and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carbula crassiventris in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in February–October and December, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Carbula crassiventris?
Only Taipei, in our data
Taipei is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Carbula crassiventris sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Carbula crassiventris live in Taipei?
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Carbula crassiventris that you can see in Taipei (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug (about 30%) and Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Carbula crassiventris sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carbula crassiventris is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (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.