Eastern Horse Cicada

Eastern Horse Cicada

Cryptotympana atrata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Taipei

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

146 Verified sightings at Taipei
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 Nanchang 🇨🇳 China
~50%
2 Tianjin 🇨🇳 China
~40%
3 Shantou 🇨🇳 China
~30%
4 Daejeon 🇰🇷 South Korea
~30%
5 Gwangju 🇰🇷 South Korea
~30%
6 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
~30%
7 Daegu 🇰🇷 South Korea
~30%
8 Busan 🇰🇷 South Korea
~30%
9 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~20%
10 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Eastern Horse Cicada in Taipei?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Horse Cicada sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 146 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 90th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Eastern Horse Cicada in Taipei?

July

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Horse Cicada in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.

Is Taipei the best place to see an Eastern Horse Cicada?

20th of 25

Of the 25 cities where we can rate Eastern Horse Cicada sightings, Taipei ranks 20th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nanchang (China, about 50%), Tianjin (China, about 40%) and Shantou (China, about 30%).

Where does the Eastern Horse Cicada sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Eastern Horse Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (146 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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